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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Frchld 1100 · Somerset, PA · December 25, 1980

Date
December 25, 1980 · 11:30 local
Place
Somerset, PA
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Rotorcraft)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5042F
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC81FGM09
Reported as
Frchld 1100
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
866 total66 in this make and model77 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.

Forgot to remove wheels & towbar prior to flight. Towbar struck ground first on landing. Helicopter rolled over.

As the FAA filed it

FORGOT TO REMOVE WHEELS & TOWBAR PRIOR TO FLIGHT. TOWBAR STRUCK GROUND FIRST ON LANDING. HELICOPTER ROLLED OVER.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N5042F · 1

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