Accident · 2002-09-14

NTSB case IAD02LA094 · Garlick OH-58AT · Part 133

What the record says

Event date: 2002-09-14
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Fatal injury
Aircraft: Garlick OH-58AT (N444JB)
Operating rule: Part 133
Operator: JOE BRIGHAM INC Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): JOE BRIGHAM INC

Probable cause

The pilot's failure to center the sling load prior to commencing forward flight. Also causal, was the pilot's improper decision to attempt a takeoff with a quartering tailwind, which resulted in an engine compressor stall.

Source: NTSB case IAD02LA094

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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