- Date
- February 2, 1977
- Place
- Valdez, AK · VALDEZ, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Aircraft
- N8771ZAerospatle SA341G
- Status
- Completed · report May 3, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 157626
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0501 77/2/2 NR.VALDEZ,AK AEROSPATLE SA341G CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0859 N8771Z PX- 0 0 1 FERRY AGE 25, 3763 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 72 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION VALDEZ,AK FAIRBANKS,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK STATIC: IDLING ROTORS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER - SNOW WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OBSCURATION UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 1 MILE OR LESS SNOW OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS NONE VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED REMARKS- LNDD ON SLOPING ROAD.SLID DOWN ROAD INTO SNOWBANK DRG SHUTDOWN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8771Z
- Reported as
- Aerospatle SA341G
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage