- Date
- January 26, 1977
- Place
- Salmon, ID · SALMON, ID
- Injuries
- 3 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N225RMBell 214B1
- Status
- Completed · report March 9, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770126001729A
- Case key
- 156803
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0142 77/1/26 NR.SALMON,ID BELL 214B1 CR- 0 3 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 4900 TIME - 1220 N225RM PX- 0 0 0 CTR CARGO-D TOTAL HOURS, 7 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SALMON,ID LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: TAIL ROTOR IN FLIGHT: HOVERING COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) CHECK PILOT - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- LOGGING OPN.ATMTD TO LIFT OVR 8000LB EXTERNAL LOAD.LOUD BANG,INPUT QUILL FREE-WHEELING UNIT FAILED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N225RM
- Reported as
- Bell 214B1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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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.