- Date
- June 28, 1980
- Place
- Northway, AK · NORTHWAY, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N173KHelio Acft H-250
- Status
- Completed · report July 30, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800628023769A
- Case key
- 129980
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1556 80/6/28 NORTHWAY,AK HELIO ACFT H-250 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 21, 556 TIME - 2030 N173K PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NORTHWAY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NORTHWAY,AK LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N173K
- Reported as
- Helio Acft H-250
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Northway
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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 N173K · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC94LA007Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBeaver Creek, AKThe pilot's failure to maintain the required airspeed during the emergency descent as published in the pilot's manual. A factor is the loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.NTSB LAX67F0059Accident · No injuriesClosedVan Nuys, CANTSB UNK65X0217Accident · Minor injuriesClosedPerry, FL