19800901039029A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell UH-1B · Red Lodge, MT · September 1, 1980

Date
September 1, 1980 · 15:30 local
Place
Red Lodge, MT
Phase of flight
To Running(Helicopter/Vtol Ac)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N911CD
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN80FTA21
Reported as
Bell UH1B
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,096 total597 in this make and model241 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Pilot attempted liftoff at high weight for density altitude. Unable to clear terrain.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT ATTEMPTED LIFTOFF AT HIGH WEIGHT FOR DENSITY ALTITUDE. UNABLE TO CLEAR TERRAIN.

NTSB investigation

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