- Date
- September 9, 1978
- Place
- Wrangell, AK · WRANGELL, AK
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N5384VSoloy 12EJ3
- Status
- Completed · report August 9, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 202539
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4407 78/9/9 NR.WRANGELL,AK SOLOY 12EJ3 CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 5283 TIME - 1447 N5384V PX- 2 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 1003 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WRANGELL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP WRANGELL,AK RETURN FIELD SITE TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: MAIN ROTOR LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: SUBSTANDARD QUALITY CONTROL ROTORCRAFT - ROTOR ASSEMBLIES: MAIN ROTOR BLADES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER CLEARANCE-TOLERANCE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED.UNDERSIZE THREADS ON ANTI-NODE BAR ASMBLY(PN 2253-1124-1).ANTI-NODE WT SEP IN-FLT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5384V
- Reported as
- Soloy 12EJ3
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Wrangell