- Date
- March 2, 1985, 15:55 local (19:55 UTC)
- Place
- Moses Point, AK
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N58RFBell UH-1H
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- Case key
- 4468
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
In flight encounter with weather
Weather condition - snowFactor
Weather condition - whiteoutFactor
Vfr flight into imc - misjudgedCause
Terrain condition - icy
In flight collision with terrain/water
Altitude - not maintainedCause
Analysis
Aprx 15 miles se of Moses Point the helicopter encountered deteriorating wx. A descent was made to 50 ft above the ice at an airspeed of about 50 KTS. At this time a white out condition was encountered and a right turn was initiated. The right skid contacted the ice and the helicopter rolled over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N58RF
- Reported as
- Bell UH-1H
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 6816339
- Airframe hours
- 5,097
- Engine
- Lycoming T-53, 1,400 horsepower, turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Public aircraft · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Nat. Oceanic Atmospheric Admin
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- AAIP · March 1, 1985 · 1 hours before
- Departed
- OME · Nome, AK
- Destination
- FAI · Fairbanks, AK
- Flight plan
- VFR
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 36
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Helicopter, Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 2,729 total · 82 in this make and model · 2,161 as pilot in command · 38 in the last 90 days · 15 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 20 knots
- Temperature
- 19 °F, dew point 18 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg