- Date
- February 18, 1985, 16:30 local (23:30 UTC)
- Place
- Steamboat Sprng, CO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N4035GHiller FH-1100
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19850218003309A
- Case key
- 16636
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Analysis
Purpose of the flt was to test the helicopter after an annual inspection. The plt flew the acft for aprx 1 hour from the left seat with the acft owner in the right seat before the owner deplaned the acft and the plt moved into the right seat. Plt stated that on takeoff the helicopter began moving to the right because of the right CG. (Plt weight was 251 lbs.) He was unable to move the cyclic FAR enough to the left to counteract the movement because his leg was restricting the travel. The right skid contacted the ground and the helicopter rolled over to the right.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4035G
- Reported as
- Hiller FH-1100
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 502
- Airframe hours
- 207
- Engine
- Allison C-20B, 274 horsepower, turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 91
- Registered owner
- Glen C. Jeckel
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 18, 1985
- Departed
- PH · Steamboat Sprin, CO
- Airport
- Private Heliport
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
- 38
- Certificate
- Private
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 639 total · 15 in this make and model · 587 as pilot in command · 5 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 36 °F
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 N4035G · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.