Incident report
McDonnell Douglas 369FF crash near Chalmers, Indiana, United States
fatal2017-03-141 fatality
Summary
The pilot's failure to ensure that the needle did not entangle with the tower's vertical lattice as he moved the helicopter rearward, which resulted in the helicopter becoming tethered to the tower and a subsequent loss of control.
Incident details
Date
2017-03-14
Location
Chalmers, Indiana, United States
Aircraft
Operator
Operator type
civil
Fatalities
1
Injuries
0
Probable cause
Phase of flight
cruise
Weather
VMC
Source
NTSB CAROL ↗40.6486, -86.8433
Quick stats
Severityfatal
Fatalities1
Injuries0
SourceNTSB CAROL
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