19770112000299A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell UH1A · Vanndale, AR · January 12, 1977

Date
January 12, 1977
Place
Vanndale, AR
Phase of flight
Hovering
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N707FW
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW77FPG17
Reported as
Bell UH1A
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
13,000 total28 in this make and model38 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Applied aft cyclic at 3FT hover to avoid going under sagging wire.t/r hit ground.

As the FAA filed it

APPLIED AFT CYCLIC AT 3FT HOVER TO AVOID GOING UNDER SAGGING WIRE.T/R HIT GROUND.

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N707FW · 1

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