- Date
- August 13, 1977
- Place
- Silverthorne, CO · SILVERTHORNE, CO
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N226RMBell 214B-1
- Status
- Completed · report October 7, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770813026179A
- Case key
- 158688
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2762 77/8/13 SILVERTHORNE,CO BELL 214B-1 CR- 0 0 2 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 5480 TIME - 1130 N226RM PX- 0 0 0 CONSTRUCTION TOTAL HOURS, 738 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-NONE OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS IN FLIGHT: HOVERING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: GROUND CREWMAN MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED REMARKS- ONE LOOP OF CHOKER CABLE UNHOOKED.TOWER FELL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N226RM
- Reported as
- Bell 214B-1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- No damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N226RM · 1
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