- Date
- September 26, 1975
- Place
- Eden Prairie, MN · EDEN PRAIRIE, MN
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N17376Sikorsky S-55B
- Status
- Completed · report December 5, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750926034899A
- Case key
- 151602
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3486 75/9/26 EDEN PRAIRIE,MN SIKORSKY S-55B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 5600 TIME - 1230 N17376 PX- 0 0 1 ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY TOTAL HOURS, 182 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FLYING CLOUD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP EDEN PRAIRIE,MN RETURN CARLS LAKE,MN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S) TAXI: GROUND TAXI FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - TAXIED/PARKED WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISREGARD OF GOOD OPERATING PRACTICE SPECIAL DATA KIND OF OPERATION - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N17376
- Reported as
- Sikorsky S-55B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Flying Cloud
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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.