- Date
- January 12, 1977
- Place
- Vanndale, AR · VANNDALE, AR
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N707FWBell 204A
- Status
- Completed · report February 7, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770112000299A
- Case key
- 156715
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0044 77/1/12 VANNDALE,AR BELL 204A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 13000 TIME - 1200 N707FW PX- 0 0 4 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 28 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHERRY VALLEY,AR VANNDALE,AR TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED TAXI: AERIAL TAXI, OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS REMARKS- APPLIED AFT CYCLIC AT 3FT HOVER TO AVOID GOING UNDER SAGGING WIRE.T/R HIT GROUND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N707FW
- Reported as
- Bell 204A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N707FWRegistration cancelled Mar 29, 2018 · Bell-Wehran 204-HU-1AAirframe modelBell-Wehran 204-HU-1A
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N707FW · 1
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