- Date
- September 29, 1988, 09:25 local (17:25 UTC)
- Place
- Deadhorse, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N397EHBell 212
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 3, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19880929044769A
- Case key
- 5089
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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.
Analysis
The pilot encountered a whiteout condition and elected to land on a frozen lake approximately 3 miles southwest of the airport. After touchdown on the ice, the helicopter broke the ice and rolled over on its back. The helicopter was destroyed by ground fire.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N397EH
- Reported as
- Bell 212
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 30764
- Airframe hours
- 7,238
- Engine
- P&W PT6-3, 900 horsepower, turbo shaft
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Fire
- On-Ground
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Era Helicopter
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · September 7, 1988 · 59 hours before
- Departed
- SCC · Deadhorse, AK
- Destination
- ANC · Anchorage, AK
- Flight plan
- 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
- 50
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine sea, Single-engine sea, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane, Helicopter
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 11,340 total · 1,191 in this make and model · 2 as pilot in command · 222 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 2 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 500 ft
- Temperature
- 45 °F, dew point 45 °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.