- Date
- August 9, 1972
- Place
- Chitina, AK · CHITINA, AK
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N74037Helio Acft H-391B
- Status
- Completed · report March 12, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 167901
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3114 72/8/9 CHITINA,ALAS HELIO ACFT H-391B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 43, 10000 TIME - 1300 N74037 PX- 0 0 3 CORP/EXEC TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MAY CREEK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHITINA,ALAS UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N74037
- Reported as
- Helio Acft H-391B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- May Creek
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