- Date
- July 7, 1977
- Place
- Dillon, MT · DILLON, MT
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N594HEnstrom 280C
- Status
- Completed · report August 30, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 146678
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1663 77/7/7 DILLON,MT ENSTROM 280C CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1100 N594H PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 30, 3031 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 60 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DILLON,MT LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED 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 50 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 120 5 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- CLIMBED THRU TREES WHILE ADJUSTING PWR TO IMPROVE PERFORMANCE.DENS ALT 8800FT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N594H
- Reported as
- Enstrom 280C
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N594HRegistered now · Enstrom Helicopter 280CAirframe modelEnstrom Helicopter 280CEngine modelLycoming HI0-360 series
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