# Accident 20161028022549A: Fairchild Heli-Porter PILATUS PC6/C-H2, Port Alsworth, AK, October 28, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 28, 2016, 18:28 local time
- Place: Port Alsworth, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.0947° N, 153.4469° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.0947&lon=-153.4469&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5308F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5308F-2018-03-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fairchild Heli-Porter PILATUS PC6/C-H2 (registry code 3375014, https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-heli-porter-pilatus-pc6-c-h2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: AiResearch TPE331 series (registry code 01514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/airesearch-tpe331-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FAIRCHILD HELI-PORTER PILATUS PC6/C-H2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 6,400 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC17FA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC17FA004) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161028022549A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

DEPARTED LAKE HOOD AT1711 LOCAL TIME.  DESTINATION WAS LAKE CLARK AREA. ELT DETECTED AT 1831 LOCAL TIME.  WRECKAGE LOCATED AND PILOT'S REMAINS RECOVERED ALONG WITH CELL PHONE, GPS AND PILOT'S OPERATING HANDBOOK. WRECKAGE IN STEEP MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN AT APPROXIMATELY 6500 FEET MSL.  RECOVERY OF AIRCRAFT NOT POSSIBLE AT THIS TIME.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC17FA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC17FA004), Oct 29, 2016: Fairchild Heli-Porter Pilatus PC-6 (N5308F), Port Alsworth, AK, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The airplane's collision with mountainous terrain while operating in an area of reduced visibility and icing conditions. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's inadequate preflight planning,…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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