- Date
- September 1, 1971
- Place
- Dillon, CO · DILLON, CO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7937SBell 204B
- Status
- Completed · report April 10, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 163361
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3254 71/9/1 DILLON,COLO BELL 204B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1800 N7937S PX- 0 0 0 CONSTRUCTION 30, 3226 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 2200 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DILLON,COLO LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: HOVERING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- SETTING PWR LINE POLE IN PLACE,M/R BLDS HIT TOPS OF TREES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7937S
- Reported as
- Bell 204B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage