- Date
- November 4, 1974
- Place
- Marblemount, WA · MARBLEMOUNT, WA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N59436Bell 205-A1
- Status
- Completed · report March 26, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19741104037229A
- Case key
- 146413
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4345 74/11/4 NR.MARBLEMOUNT,WASH BELL 205-A1 CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 5182 TIME - 1210 N59436 PX- 0 0 0 OTHER TOTAL HOURS, 22 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MARBLEMOUNT,WASH LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: HOVERING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) ROTORCRAFT - ROTOR ASSEMBLIES: TAIL ROTOR BLADES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- LOGGING OPN,EXTERNAL LOAD.T/R HIT TREE,SEPARATED.CRASHED ON 60DEG SLOPE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N59436
- Reported as
- Bell 205-A1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Destroyed
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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.