- Date
- April 29, 1983, 08:00 local (16:00 UTC)
- Place
- Cantwell, AK
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N58229Hughes 500D
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19830429016849A
- Case key
- 4114
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The helicopter skid contacted the ground during a hovering turn for landing and rolled the helicopter over on its right side. The pilot had made an approach for landing to a 10 foot hover and then lost sight of his reference point in fresh snow picked up by the rotor system. He turned the acft to get a new reference point. During the turn, he stated that he lost altitude and noticed the acft moving sideways and rearward. Then before he could correct in time, he felt the right skid make contact with something and the helicopter rolled over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N58229
- Reported as
- Hughes 500D
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 480292D
- Airframe hours
- 512
- Engine
- Allison 250-C20B, 400 horsepower, turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- International Air Transport
- Registered owner
- Gatx Second Acft Corp.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- Cantwell
- Flight plan
- Company VFR
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 40
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane, Helicopter
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 8,329 total · 940 in this make and model · 7,877 as pilot in command · 10 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 180° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 75 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 4,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 32 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.