# Accident 20170414006369A: Raytheon Aircraft Company B200, Richfield, UT, April 14, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 2017, 21:30 local time
- Place: Richfield, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: I7LA
- Location: 38.7442° N, 112.0969° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7442&lon=-112.0969&mi=10
- Aircraft: N481HC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N481HC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Raytheon B200 (registry code 7150006, https://openairdocs.org/model/raytheon-b200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: RAYTHEON AIRCRAFT COMPANY B200
- Reported engine: PRATT & WHITNEY PT6A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 68 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA235) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170414006369A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 GAA17CA235](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA235), Apr 15, 2017: Raytheon B200 (N481HC), Richfield, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain separation from a fence post during taxi at night.

## Other reports on N481HC (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20191229019929I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191229019929I), Dec 29, 2019: Raytheon Aircraft Company B200 (N481HC), Monticello, UT, Minor damage. The aircraft was dispatched to Monticello, UT in the early morning hours. Upon arrival the runway was visible, the runway lights were bright. Upon touch down…

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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