ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 4789
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Date: | Thursday 19 April 1979 |
Time: | 13:45 |
Type: | Bell 214B-1 |
Owner/operator: | Rocky Mountain Helicopters |
Registration: | N226RM |
MSN: | 28020 |
Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | near Darby, MT -
United States of America
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | External load operation |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G.
FACTOR(S)
MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JETTISONED LOAD
MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
REMARKS
EXTERNAL LOAD OVER MAX GROSS WT.
PLT JETTISONED LOG,
M/R BLADES FLEXED INTO & SEPARATED TAIL BOOM.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | SEA79FA031 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
https://www.ntsb.gov/aviationquery/brief.aspx?ev_id=36723&key=0
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
13 August 1977 |
N226RM |
Rocky Mountain Helicopters |
0 |
Sliverthorne, CO |
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non |
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
25-Feb-2008 12:00 |
ASN archive |
Added |
24-Feb-2013 08:36 |
TB |
Updated [Operator, Location, Nature] |
23-Aug-2014 14:10 |
Aerossurance |
Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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