# NTSB CHI80DEP20: Vertol 42A, N96244, Neosho, WI, March 21, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: March 21, 1980
- Place: Neosho, WI · NEOSHO, WI
- Location: 43.3071° N, 88.5212° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Neosho, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3071&lon=-88.5212&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 17, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131488
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80DEP20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80DEP20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1163  80/3/21    NEOSHO,WI           VERTOL 42A          CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 42, 5435
        TIME - 1430                    N96244              PX-  0  0  0  CTR CARGO-D               TOTAL HOURS, 22 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEOSHO,WI                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                TAKEOFF: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G.
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOAD NOT JETTISONED
        REMARKS- ATMTD TO LIFT FARM TRACTOR OUT OF LAKE.TRACTOR STILL CNCTD TO A TRAILER.1939LBS OVR MAX GWT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N96244](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N96244-2013-05-23), registration cancelled 2013-05-23, S/N 234709, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: VERTOL 42A
- Registry model: [Vertol H21B](https://openairdocs.org/model/vertol-h21b) (registry code 9420106) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Wright R-1820 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-r-1820-series) (registry code 67020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19800321007349A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800321007349A), Mar 21, 1980: Boeing H21BVERTOL, Neosho, WI, Substantial damage. Tried to lift load over weight limits. Unable to release line. Helicopter dragged dwon by excess weight.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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