- Date
- March 23, 1977
- Place
- N.Santiam Pass, OR · N.SANTIAM PASS, OR
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N33RHEnstrom 28OC
- Status
- Completed · report May 23, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 157973
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0959 77/3/23 N.SANTIAM PASS,OR ENSTROM 28OC CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL PRIVATE, AGE 34, 347 TIME - 1540 N33RH PX- 0 0 0 SOLO TOTAL HOURS, 54 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BEND,OR SALEM,OR TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS FACTOR(S) WEATHER - SNOW WEATHER - FOG TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OBSCURATION 0 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE ZERO SNOW OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F FOG 35 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 280 5 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN IFR NONE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- FOLLOWING ROAD,FLEW INTO SNOW & FOG.COLLIDED WITH TREES DRG TURNAROUND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N33RH
- Reported as
- Enstrom 28OC
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage