- Date
- June 9, 1981
- Place
- Ruidoso, NM · RUIDOSO, NM
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N605RAAerospatial SE3160
- Status
- Completed · report July 1, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810609071879I
- Case key
- 125402
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5-0023 81/6/9 RUIDOSO,NM AEROSPATIAL SE3160 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 57, 14000 TIME - 1150 N605RA PX- 0 0 2 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 700 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT NAME OF AIRPORT - RUIDOSO MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION RUIDOSO,NM ALBUQUERQUE,NM TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN TAXI: AERIAL TAXI TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. FACTOR(S) WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 87 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 270 10 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- TOUCHED DOWN W BRAKES ON.TAIL BOOM RAISED UP IN PATH OF MAIN ROTOR BLADES.D/A APRX 10000FT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N605RA
- Reported as
- Aerospatial SE3160
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Ruidoso Muni
N605RARegistration cancelled May 22, 2007 · Aerospatiale SA316B ALOUETTE IIIAirframe modelAerospatiale SA316B ALOUETTE IIIEngine modelTurbomeca ARTOUSTEIIIB
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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.
Other investigations on N605RA · 1
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