- Date
- August 28, 1974
- Place
- Pinedale, WY · PINEDALE, WY
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N8673Hiller Acft FH1100
- Status
- Completed · report October 2, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740828029609A
- Case key
- 134369
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2582 74/8/28 PINEDALE,WYO HILLER ACFT FH1100 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 3443 TIME - 0548 N8673 PX- 0 0 2 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 792 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RALPH WENZ DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PINEDALE,WYO LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION ROTORCRAFT - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: CYCLIC PITCH CONTROL SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED REMARKS- MAINT PERS FAILED TO SAFTY WIRE LOCK NUT ON CYCLIC FORE-AFT ACTUATOR.ACFT UNCONTROLLABLE ON TKOF.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8673
- Reported as
- Hiller Acft FH1100
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Ralph Wenz
N8673Registration cancelled May 5, 1993 · Fairchild Hiller FH-1100Airframe modelFairchild Hiller FH-1100
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N8673 · 1
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