NTSB Identification: DEN84LA230.
The docket is stored on NTSB microfiche number 25890.
Accident occurred Friday, July 20, 1984 in RICHEY, MT
Aircraft: SIKORSKY S-55B, registration: N24111
Injuries: 1 Uninjured.
NTSB investigators may not have traveled in support of this investigation and used data provided by various sources to prepare this aircraft accident report.THE PILOT STATED THAT HE LANDED IN A PASTURE WHERE HE INTENDED TO REFUEL. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, ONE OF THE WHEELS DROPPED INTO A HOLE, CAUSING THE MAIN ROTOR BLADE TO FLEX DOWNWARD AND SEVERE THE TAILBOOM.
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be:
TERRAIN CONDITION..ROUGH/UNEVEN
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