19790513013269A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Helio 500 · Emmonak, AK · May 13, 1979

Date
May 13, 1979 · 10:11 local
Place
Emmonak, AK
Airport
Emmonak
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N846VK
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC79DA049
Reported as
Helio 500
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
8,000 total610 in this make and model280 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Landing gear broke through soft spot on dirt rwy during landing roll. NOTAM on airport rwy cond. Field not closed

As the FAA filed it

LANDING GEAR BROKE THROUGH SOFT SPOT ON DIRT RWY DURING LANDING ROLL. NOTAM ON AIRPORT RWY COND. FIELD NOT CLOSED

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.