- Date
- July 25, 1984, 12:50 local (17:50 UTC)
- Place
- Plymouth, MN
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N54PCAerospatiale SA-341G
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840725034669A
- Case key
- 12709
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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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.
Loss of control - in flight
Tail rotor/anti-torque control - improper use ofCause
Lack of total experience in type of aircraftCause
Remedial action - attemptedCause
Collective - improper use ofCause
Remedial action - misjudgedCause
In flight collision with terrain/water
Terrain condition - rough/unevenFactor
Roll over
Analysis
The co-plt, who had no experience in this model acft, began a transition from hover to climb and the acft went into a rapid rotation. Both plts were unable to stop the rotation and when the PIC tried to land, the acft struck raised ridgeswith the left skid and rolled over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N54PC
- Reported as
- Aerospatiale SA-341G
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 1545
- Airframe hours
- 1,545
- Engine
- Turbomeca ASAZOU III, 494 horsepower, turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Advanced Machine Company
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · September 30, 1983 · 20 hours before
- Destination
- FCM · Minneapolis, MN
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 52
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Flight instructor, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine sea, Single-engine sea, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 17,227 total · 306 in this make and model · 15,470 as pilot in command · 181 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 170° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 12,000 ft broken
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MIL, 10 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.