- Date
- July 21, 1972
- Place
- Skykomish, WA · SKYKOMISH, WA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N5044FHiller Acft FH1100
- Status
- Completed · report March 2, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 167505
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2522 72/7/21 SKYKOMISH,WASH HILLER ACFT FH1100 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 44, 5679 TIME - 1140 N5044F PX- 0 0 0 FIRE CONTROL TOTAL HOURS, 130 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SKYKOMISH WASH LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: HOVERING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO USE OR INCORRECTLY USED MISC.EQUIPMENT REMARKS- PILOT LOWERED DROP-BUCKET INTO RPD FLOWING RIVERRESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL. FIREFIGHTING OPN
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5044F
- Reported as
- Hiller Acft FH1100
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N5044FRegistration cancelled Sep 4, 1973 · Fairchild Hiller FH-1100Airframe modelFairchild Hiller FH-1100Engine modelAllison 250 SER 250HP
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Other investigations on N5044F · 1
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