# Accident 19800321007349A: Boeing H21BVERTOL, Neosho, WI, March 21, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 21, 1980, 14:30 local time
- Place: Neosho, WI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Location: 43.3071° N, 88.5212° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Neosho, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3071&lon=-88.5212&mi=10
- Aircraft: N96244, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N96244-2013-05-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Vertol H21B (registry code 9420106, https://openairdocs.org/model/vertol-h21b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright R-1820 series (registry code 67020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-r-1820-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING H21BVERTOL
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,435 total, 22 in this make and model, 134 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI80DEP20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80DEP20) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800321007349A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

TRIED TO LIFT LOAD OVER WEIGHT LIMITS. UNABLE TO RELEASE LINE. HELICOPTER DRAGGED DWON BY EXCESS WEIGHT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI80DEP20](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80DEP20), Mar 21, 1980: Vertol 42A (N96244), Neosho, WI, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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