- Date
- October 18, 1984, 14:45 local (20:45 UTC)
- Place
- Livingston, MT
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N700HCHelio Courier
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19841018058999A
- Case key
- 16591
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Prior to the attempted takeoff fss advised the plt of wind from 250 deg at 20 gusting to 30 KTS and informed him that rwy 26 would be the preferred rwy. The plt elected to use rwy 22. During the takeoff roll the right wing rose in a gust but control was regained. According to the pilot, as the acft got airborne the left main landing gear and/or the left wingtip struck the ground causing the acft to ground loop left collapsing the right main landing gear.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N700HC
- Reported as
- Helio Courier
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1474
- Airframe hours
- 2,241
- Engine
- Lycoming 11, 350 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Edward Francis
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · October 17, 1984 · 1 hours before
- Departed
- LVM
- Destination
- BIL · Billings, MT
- Airport
- LVM · Mission, runway 22, 5,700 × 75 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 34
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 822 total · 822 in this make and model · 734 as pilot in command · 14 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 250° at 20 knots, gusting 30
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 3,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 34 °F, dew point 18 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- LVM
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 N700HC · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.