N8663F
We’re still collecting data for this aircraft. Routes appear once we’ve seen it fly enough times.
Safety history
- December 8, 1984Accident
PLT WAS EXECUTING LOW LEVEL PHOTOGRAPHIC SURVEY OF VALLEYS IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. ACFT ENTERED A NARROW VALLEY WITH STEEPLY RISING TERRAIN AHEAD. WHEN PLT REALIZED EXCESSIVE RATE OF CLIMB WOULD BE REQUIRED TO CLEAR OBSTACLES, HE ATTEMPTED A STEEP TURN-AROUND WHILE ACFT WAS CLIMBING SHARPLY. ROTOR RPM DECAYED AND THE ACFT SETTLED INTO TREES AND BRUSH.