# NTSB SEA75DYC02: Vertol 107, N6676D, Estacada, OR, July 11, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 11, 1974
- Place: Estacada, OR · ESTACADA, OR
- Location: 45.2982° N, 122.3324° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Estacada, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2982&lon=-122.3324&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 8, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130647
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA75DYC02
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA75DYC02

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2809  74/7/11    ESTACADA,OREG       VERTOL 107          CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 3800
        TIME - 1030                    N6676D              PX-  0  0  0  CONSTRUCTION              TOTAL HOURS, 1460 IN
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ESTACADA,OREG               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       STATIC: IDLING ROTORS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: INADEQUATE SUPERVISION/TRAINING OF RAMP CREWS
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: GROUND CREWMAN
        REMARKS- PERS INJURY TO GRD CREW.FAILED TO ALLOW ROTOR BLADE TO STOP BEFORE CLIMBING ON PYLON FOR INSPECTN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6676D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6676D), registered now, S/N 6 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: VERTOL 107
- Registry model: [Vertol 107-II](https://openairdocs.org/model/vertol-107-ii) (registry code 9420604) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [GE T58 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/ge-t58-series) (registry code 30008, turbo-shaft) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: No damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740711024289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740711024289A), Jul 11, 1974: Boeing 1072, Estacada, OR. Pers injury to grd crew. Failed to allow rotor blade to stop before climbing on pylon for inspectn.

## Other investigations on N6676D (3)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA83FA009](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA83FA009), Oct 14, 1982: Boeing Vertol 107 (N6676D), Cascade, ID, destroyed, 2 fatal
- [NTSB NYC67A0129](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67A0129), Mar 14, 1967: Vertol 107II (N6676D), Newark, NJ, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC65I0111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC65I0111), Feb 26, 1965: Vertol V-107 (N6676D), Brooklyn, NY, incident, no damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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