- Date
- September 1, 1980
- Place
- Red Lodge, MT · RED LODGE, MT
- Injuries
- 6 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N911CDBell UH-1B
- Status
- Completed · report November 18, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800901039029A
- Case key
- 129073
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2613 80/9/1 NR.RED LODGE,MT BELL UH-1B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 7096 TIME - 1530 N911CD PX- 0 0 5 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 597 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION RED LODGE,MT LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAKEOFF: VERTICAL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 10000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 42 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 270 15 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- COLLIDED WITH ROCK FORMATION.D/A APRX 11000FT.WND GSTG 20KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N911CD
- Reported as
- Bell UH-1B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N911CDRegistration cancelled Nov 24, 2014 · Bell UH-1BAirframe modelBell UH-1BEngine modelLycoming T-53 series
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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.