- Date
- June 25, 1981
- Place
- Montezuma, GA · MONTEZUMA, GA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N51860Texas Hel M74A
- Status
- Completed · report August 4, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810625036259A
- Case key
- 125598
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1313 81/6/25 MONTEZUMA,GA TEXAS HEL M74A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 1510 TIME - 1935 N51860 PX- 0 0 0 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 500 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MONTEZUMA,GA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ROLL OVER TAKEOFF: VERTICAL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: OTHER SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS KIND OF CROP - OTHER TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET - 340 REMARKS- HELICOPTER SKID TIE DOWN STRAP NOT REMOVED PRIOR TO LIFTOFF.PLT ASSUMED FRIEND REMOVED STRAP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N51860
- Reported as
- Texas Hel M74A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.