- Date
- October 15, 1982, 11:55 local (15:55 UTC)
- Place
- Cope, SC
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9080TTomcat MK68
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 15, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19821015055799A
- Case key
- 70336
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
Before starting his takeoff from a trailer, the pilot failed to insure that his helper had released the right rear tiedown chain. During lift-off, the helicopter raised the trailer about 2 to 3 ft before the chain. Broke. Simultaneously, the helicopter was pulled to the right and rearward. The pilot stated there was no time to make a correction. The helicopter crashed about 4 to 5 ft from the trailer.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9080T
- Reported as
- Tomcat MK68
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- CCI-76-4
- Airframe hours
- 2,975
- Engine
- Lycoming VO-435-B1A, 240 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Part 137
- Operator
- Walter M. Moore
- Registered owner
- Walter M. Moore
- Departed
- Cope, SC
- Destination
- Cope, SC
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 40
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 8,000 total · 3,000 in this make and model · 8,000 as pilot in command · 200 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N9080T · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.