- Date
- August 18, 1967
- Place
- Seldovia, AK · SELDOVIA, AK
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N288PHBell 204-B
- Status
- Completed · report November 7, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 114905
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0627 67/8/18 NR.SELDOVIA,ALAS BELL 204-B CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1430 N288PH PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-CARGO 31, 10000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 370 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SELDOVIA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS IN FLIGHT: HOVERING COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN OBJECT DAMAGE ROTORCRAFT - ROTOR ASSEMBLIES: TAIL ROTOR BLADES FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- SLING LOAD ROPE BROKE AT POINT WEAKENED BY CUT, WRAPPED AROUND TAIL ROTOR SYS,CAUSED CONTROL LOSS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N288PH
- Reported as
- Bell 204-B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Seldovia