- Date
- July 22, 1975
- Place
- Garden Valley, ID · GARDEN VALLEY, ID
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N301YSikorsky S-61L
- Status
- Completed · report April 20, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750722038639A
- Case key
- 150454
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4131 75/7/22 NR.GARDEN VALLEY,ID SIKORSKY S-61L CR- 0 0 2 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 2548 TIME - 1330 N301Y PX- 0 0 0 OTHER TOTAL HOURS, 1834 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GARDEN VALLEY,ID LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED REMARKS- EXT LOAD LOGGING OPN.LOST CTL AFTER SUDDEN PITCH UP DRG TRANSITION FM HOVER TO FWD FLT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N301Y
- Reported as
- Sikorsky S-61L
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N301YRegistration cancelled Dec 1, 2005 · Sikorsky S-61NAirframe modelSikorsky S-61NEngine modelGE CT58 series
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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.