19750312007689A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell TH13T · Eden Prairie, MN · March 12, 1975

Date
March 12, 1975
Place
Eden Prairie, MN
Airport
Flying Cloud Municipal
Phase of flight
Hovering
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N116SP
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC75AK048
Reported as
Bell TH13T
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,936 total148 in this make and model103 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Tail rotor strike indicator tab showed evidence of impacting dirt prior to sepn. Wind gusting 25K.

As the FAA filed it

TAIL ROTOR STRIKE INDICATOR TAB SHOWED EVIDENCE OF IMPACTING DIRT PRIOR TO SEPN.WIND GUSTING 25K.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.