- Date
- November 8, 1982
- Place
- Starfish, AK
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3597QAerospatiale S350D
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report November 8, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19821108059659A
- Case key
- 72714
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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Analysis
When the flt arrived at anita bay there were areas of ground fog moving in & out over the logging camp landing sight. The helicopter was observed to fly over the camp & back out across the bay. Shortly after the helicopter was out of sight a noise sounding like an explosion was heard. The helicopter was found upside down in water. The left flotation device was inflated but the right was still in the normal stowed position. The plt activated discharge switch was found in the unguarded position.
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.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3597Q
- Reported as
- Aerospatiale S350D
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 1122
- Airframe hours
- 319
- Engine
- Lycoming LTS-101-600AZ, 615 horsepower, turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Operator
- Inland Helicopters
- Registered owner
- Inland Helicopters
- Departed
- C · Wrangell, AK
- Destination
- C · Wrangell, AK
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
- 35
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 3,004 total · 1,080 in this make and model · 26 as pilot in command · 67 in the last 90 days · 18 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.