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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
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | External load operation |
| Departure airport: | Florence, Indiana |
| Florence, Indiana | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
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, ] |
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