Sikorsky S-64 N4036S
8 August 1978 · Buffalo, Minnesota, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 8 August 1978 at about 16:00 local time, a Sikorsky S-64 registered N4036S, operated by Evergreen Heli, was involved in an accident during in flight near Buffalo, Minnesota, United States. 2 people were on board. The aircraft was not damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Buffalo, Minnesota, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Sikorsky S-64
- Registration
- N4036S
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Evergreen Heli
- Operating rule
- Other
- Purpose of flight
- Construction Work
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- None
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2414
People
Injuries not recorded.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
POSITIONING UPPER TRANSMISSION TWR TO BASE TWR. MISC-CLAMP SLIPPED CAUSING RIGGING TO HIT WORKMAN
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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