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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Raytheon B200 · Richfield, UT · April 14, 2017

Date: April 14, 2017 · 21:30 local
Place: Richfield, UT
Phase of flight: Taxi
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: I7LA
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N481HC
NTSB investigation: NTSBGAA17CA235
Reported as: Raytheon B200
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 6,000 total1,000 in this make and model68 in the last 90 days

N481HCRegistered now · Raytheon B200S/N BB-1908 Airframe modelRaytheon B200

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What happened

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Air carrier was repositioning the aircraft to pick up a patient when he turned the aircraft around causing the right hand wing to hang over a 6' tall fence and then hit a corner pole of the fence at the airport. Pole was 4 feet taller than the fence. Pole also had a reflector on it. Pilot stated he screwed up and did not see the pole. Pole has been shortened to six feet and painted red by the airport and a light installed on the top.

As the FAA filed it

AIR CARRIER WAS REPOSITIONING THE AIRCRAFT TO PICK UP A PATIENT WHEN HE TURNED THE AIRCRAFT AROUND CAUSING THE RIGHT HAND WING TO HANG OVER A 6' TALL FENCE AND THEN HIT A CORNER POLE OF THE FENCE AT THE AIRPORT. POLE WAS 4 FEET TALLER THAN THE FENCE. POLE ALSO HAD A REFLECTOR ON IT. PILOT STATED HE SCREWED UP AND DID NOT SEE THE POLE. POLE HAS BEEN SHORTENED TO SIX FEET AND PAINTED RED BY THE AIRPORT AND A LIGHT INSTALLED ON THE TOP.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB GAA17CA235Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportRichfield, UTThe pilot’s failure to maintain separation from a fence post during taxi at night.Apr 15, 2017 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N481HC · 1

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