- Date
- May 10, 1984, 16:00 local (20:00 UTC)
- Place
- Clermont, FL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious, 1 uninjured; on the ground: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- No damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N2252ABell UH-1B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840510018609A
- Case key
- 30994
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The plt was not aware that two ground attendants were riding the cable during a logging operation when there was an accidental cable release & the attendants fell to the ground. Examination of the acfts hook did not reveal a system failure or malfunction. However, similar occurrences have taken place in situations involving both civilian & military helicopters which were equipped with hooks.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2252A
- Reported as
- Bell UH-1B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 610798
- Airframe hours
- 7,897
- Engine
- Lycoming T53-L-11D, 1,100 horsepower, turbo shaft
- Damage
- No damage
- Flight
- Positioning · Part 133
- Registered owner
- Albert P. Whaley
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · February 8, 1984 · 27 hours before
- Departed
- Clearmont, FL
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
- 44
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 6,011 total · 1,700 in this make and model · 1,500 as pilot in command · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 360° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F, dew point -0 °F
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 N2252A · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.