Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170239990 - Pilot killed in helicopter crash

Accident Summary Nr: 170239990 -- Report ID: 1055310 -- Event Date: 08/27/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
115328619	08/28/1997	2411	0	Dennis N Westerberg Dba Horizon Helicopter

Abstract: Employee #1 was flying a Bell helicopter, model UH-1B, where his coworkers were engaged in logging operations. He was lifting a log that the hooker on the ground had attached to a line secured to the helicopter. The hooker, who was approximately 300 ft from the log, had radio contact with the pilot. The main rotor mast failed, causing the rotor assembly to fly away from the body of the helicopter. The helicopter and pilot then inverted and crashed to the ground. Employee #1 suffered multiple body fractures and severe head trauma, with massive brain damage. He was killed.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, ROTOR, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, HELICOPTER, AIRCRAFT PROPELLER, LOGGING, BRAIN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	115328619			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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