- Date
- March 3, 1989, 14:30 local (22:30 UTC)
- Place
- Forrest Grove, OR
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7505YSchweizer 269C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 12, 1990
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19890303003069A
- Case key
- 40983
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Probable cause
The pilot's misjudgment of his altitude and clearance while attempting to sling-load a trailer.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
While attempting to sling load holly trees onto a semi-trailer, the pilot misjudged his altitude and caught the skid of his helicopter on the side on the trailer. The helicopter rolled over onto its side.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7505Y
- Reported as
- Schweizer 269C
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- S3100
- Airframe hours
- 221
- Engine
- Lycoming HIO-360-D1A, 190 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Other work use · Part 133
- Registered owner
- Oregon Roses, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · January 8, 1988 · 59 hours before
- Departed
- HIO · Hillsboro, OR
- Destination
- Forrest Grove, OR
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 52
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 4,446 total · 1,200 in this make and model · 54 in the last 90 days · 30 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 220° at 3 knots, gusting 8
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 39 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N7505Y · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.