- Date
- April 21, 1983, 11:30 local (16:30 UTC)
- Place
- Hollandale, MN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7418FHughes 300C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830421015269A
- Case key
- 12139
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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.
In flight collision with terrain/water
Collective - excessiveCause
Analysis
The pilot said 'that upon takeoff from truck, pulled too much power so he lost too much RPM, hit somewhat solid ground, slid 10 feet and stuck in the mud, the helicopter stopped immediately and flew apart.'
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7418F
- Reported as
- Hughes 300C
- Category
- Helicopter
- Airframe hours
- 3,480
- Engine
- Lycoming HIO-360-D1A, 190 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 133
- Registered owner
- Airag, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 27, 1983 · 30 hours before
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 33
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 5,126 total · 115 in this make and model · 4,952 as pilot in command · 57 in the last 90 days · 10 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Variable at 1 knots
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.