- Date
- August 22, 1973
- Place
- Grubstake, AK · GRUBSTAKE, AK
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N6318VHelio Acft H-250
- Status
- Completed · report October 29, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730822026589A
- Case key
- 188903
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3205 73/8/22 GRUBSTAKE,ALAS HELIO ACFT H-250 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1830 N6318V PX- 0 0 3 AIR TAXI-PASSG AGE 33, 2223 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 65 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GRUBSTAKE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP FAIRBANKS,ALAS UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GRUBSTAKE,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- 900-1000FT STRIP,ABT 650FT USABLE.RAN OFF END OF RWY INTO SWAMPY OVERRUN,WATER 1-3FT DEEP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6318V
- Reported as
- Helio Acft H-250
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Grubstake
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N6318V · 1
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