- Date
- October 19, 1978
- Place
- Ketchikan, AK · KETCHIKAN, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N64876Soloy 12E
- Status
- Completed · report January 23, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 138325
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3764 78/10/19 NR.KETCHIKAN,AK SOLOY 12E CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 2253 TIME - 1014 N64876 PX- 0 0 0 CONSTRUCTION TOTAL HOURS, 124 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HERRING COVE,AK WHITEMAN LAKE,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: HOVERING HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - OPERATIONAL SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: DEFICIENCY,COMPANY MAINTAINED EQPMT,SERVICES,REGULATION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- LONG LINE EXTERNAL LOAD.OGE HOVER.TANK IN FUEL TRUCK CRACKED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N64876
- Reported as
- Soloy 12E
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage