SILETZ, OR, USA
N4966
AEROSPATIALE SE 318C
THE PLT UNSUCCESSFULLY ATTEMPTED TO LIFT A 1597 LB LOAD OF CEDAR BLOCKS WHICH WOULD HAVE PLACED THE HELICOPTER APRX 880 LBS OVER ITS MAX GROSS WEIGHT WITH AN EXTERNAL LOAD. THE PLT WAS SETTING THE LOAD DOWN FOR GROUND PERSONNEL TO UNLOAD SOME OF THE BLOCKS WHEN A LOSS OF PWR OCCURRED. THE HELICOPTER THEN DESCENDED TO GROUND IMPACT WITH THE EXTERNAL LOAD LINE STILL ATTACHED. INSPECTION REVEALED THE ENG SUSTAINED A COMPRESSOR STALL AND THE TURBINE SECTION OF THE ENG HAD BEEN BURNED.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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