- Date
- September 2, 1973
- Place
- Lester, WA · LESTER, WA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N1440WBell 205-A1
- Status
- Completed · report January 29, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730902036279A
- Case key
- 187955
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3631 73/9/2 LESTER,WASH BELL 205-A1 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1436 N1440W PX- 0 0 2 OTHER PUBLIC 35, 3254 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 2689 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - KELLY BUTTE HELIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LESTER,WASH LESTER,WASH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH ROLL OVER LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISREGARD OF GOOD OPERATING PRACTICE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. FACTOR(S) WEATHER - SUDDEN WINDSHIFT WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 63 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 270 10 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR VFR REMARKS- ACFT ON USFS CONTRACT.DENSITY ALT 7000FT. OVERWEIGHT BY 1025 LBS. GUSTING TO 13K.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1440W
- Reported as
- Bell 205-A1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Kelly Butte Helip
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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.