- Date
- May 11, 1986, 16:40 local (May 12, 1986, 00:40 UTC)
- Place
- Turnagain, AK
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N51726Enstrom F28C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19860511016639A
- Case key
- 4590
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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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 collision with object
Object - wire,transmission(marked)Factor
Visual lookout - not maintainedCause
InattentiveCause
Proper altitude - belowFactor
In flight collision with terrain/water
Analysis
The helicopter was observed flying along the highway at a low altitude and it then struck some high power transmission lines, fell to the ground and burned upon impact. The transmission lines were 283 feet above the road surface and spanned a distance of 1127 feet and were marked with three large red obstruction marker balls.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N51726
- Reported as
- Enstrom F28C
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 419
- Engine
- Lycoming H10-360-E1AD, 205 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Gordon D. Unwin
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- Kenai, AK
- Destination
- MRI · Anchorage, AK
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 43
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land, Single-engine sea, Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 240 in this make and model · 990 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 55 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.