- Date
- June 10, 1982, 16:27 local (23:27 UTC)
- Place
- Flagstaff, AZ
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N341BBAerospatiale 341G
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 10, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820610021289A
- Case key
- 70683
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot reported that he lifted off to a 5 ft hover with 4 passengers and 70 gallons of fuel on board. He reported that during the hover check, all instruments were in the green with the turbine outlet temperature at 550 degrees. The pilot stated that he started to move forward and climb into the wind when the rotor RPM began dropping. At that time, he estimated that his altitude was about 10 ft AGL and his ground speed was about 3 to 4 knots. He stated that the aircraft was descending and still moving forward as the pitch was increased to cushion the ground contact. During touchdown, the main rotor struck the tail boom. The density altitude was about 9800 ft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N341BB
- Reported as
- Aerospatiale 341G
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 1421
- Airframe hours
- 1,052
- Engine
- Astazou III, 400 horsepower, turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- G.T. Helicopters
- Registered owner
- G.T. Helicopters
- Departed
- FLG · Flagstaff, AZ
- Destination
- FLG · Flagstaff, AZ
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
- 43
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane, Helicopter
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 4,500 total · 4 in this make and model · 4,300 as pilot in command · 75 in the last 90 days · 25 in the last 30 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Temperature
- 185 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.