19880929044769A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Bell 212 · Deadhorse, AK · September 29, 1988

Date
September 29, 1988 · 09:25 local
Place
Deadhorse, AK
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
ERAA
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N397EH
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC88LA148
Reported as
Bell 212
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney PT6*
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
11,340 total1,191 in this make and model222 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Took off in snow showers, encountered whiteout conmditions. Landed on frozen lake. Skin broke through. Rolled over

As the FAA filed it

TOOK OFF IN SNOW SHOWERS, ENCOUNTERED WHITEOUT CONMDITIONS. LANDED ON FROZEN LAKE. SKIN BROKE THROUGH. ROLLED OVER

NTSB investigation

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