Rigging for lifting work caught on skid on take-off and helicopter fell to the ground hard.  Pilot reported here as 31-year-old Warren Larson

Date:

3 July, 2014

Reg:

N684PC

Make:

Bell

Model:

B47

MSN:

6744

Country:

US-Oregon

Civil / Military:

Civil

Operator:

Western-Helicopter-Services

Link:

http://portlandtribune.com/pt/9-news/226135-88684-helicopter-crash-at-gaston-mill-injures-pilot

Link:

http://www.oregonlive.com/forest-grove/index.ssf/2014/07/helicopter_pilot_escapes_injur.html

Link:

http://koin.com/2014/07/03/fire-dept-no-one-hurt-in-gaston-helicopter-crash/