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Date: | Tuesday 7 February 1978 |
Time: | |
Type: | Sikorsky S-61L |
Owner/operator: | |
Registration: | N305V |
MSN: | 61362 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Location: | near Florence, Indiana -
United States of America
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Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
Nature: | External load operation |
Departure airport: | Florence, Indiana |
Destination airport: | Florence, Indiana |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:Underslung load work unloading a barge of girders. Loss directional control made 6 or 7 rotations before impacting ground. TR pitch change bearing had failed.
Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: CHI78FA020 at
https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=42788&key=0 Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
22-Aug-2014 18:36 |
Aerossurance |
Added |
24-Aug-2014 15:37 |
TB |
Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Narrative] |
04-Dec-2016 00:55 |
Dr.John Smith |
Updated [Date, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source] |