- Date
- August 5, 1970
- Place
- Bedford, VA · BEDFORD, VA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N30VAHiller Acft FH1100
- Status
- Completed · report June 5, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 111665
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3299 70/8/5 BEDFORD,VA HILLER ACFT FH1100 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1200 N30VA PX- 0 0 0 OTHER PUBLIC AGE 33, 1210 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 43 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BEDFORD,VA ROANOKE,VA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES TAKEOFF: VERTICAL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - OTHER REMARKS- TOOK OFF FROM CONFINED AREA. MAIN ROTOR HIT WIRES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N30VA
- Reported as
- Hiller Acft FH1100
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage