- Date
- April 19, 1982, 10:10 local (18:10 UTC)
- Place
- Darrington, WA
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9131FHughes 500C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 19, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820419019429A
- Case key
- 70409
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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
During an approach to a 9100 foot high snow covered landing site the wind shifted to a tailwind condition. The pilot elected to continue and attempted a skid on landing. While skidding through the snow the left skid impacted rising terrain underneath a 12 inch snow pack. The left skid separated upwards and the helicopter rolled over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9131F
- Reported as
- Hughes 500C
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 230448S
- Airframe hours
- 3,752
- Engine
- Allison 250-C20B, 420 horsepower, turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Anthony B. Reece
- Registered owner
- Anthony B. Reece
- Departed
- Glacier, WA
- Destination
- Mt. Baker, WA
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
- 44
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 3,685 total · 2,402 in this make and model · 3,554 as pilot in command · 41 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 60° at 15 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Temperature
- 59 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.