- Date
- August 18, 1979
- Place
- Houston, TX · HOUSTON, TX
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N7111JBell 206B
- Status
- Completed · report November 2, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790818026789A
- Case key
- 134146
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2552 79/8/18 HOUSTON,TX BELL 206B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1630 N7111J PX- 0 0 1 AIR TAXI-PASSG AGE 31, 2228 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 745 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HOUSTON,TX GALVESTON,TX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES TAXI: AERIAL TAXI TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE REMARKS- TAIL ROTOR STRUCK WIRE DRG HOVER TAXI UNDER WIRE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7111J
- Reported as
- Bell 206B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N7111J · 1
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