- Date
- May 20, 1983, 11:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place
- Near Yakutat, AK
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N67099Sud SA 318C
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830520021519A
- Case key
- 39633
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Analysis
The plt was on a flt to deliver 3 passengers & cargo to a ridge Near the upper part of a glacier. The altitude was aprx 5200 ft MSL. The plt reported that the wx was 6000 ft scattered, visibility 20 mi, wind from the east at 5 KTS. According to him, he encountered a white-out condition as the helicopter was about to touch down during the landing. The right float, then the main rotor, struck the snow covered surface & the helicopter rolled over. The helicopter was shut down & all occupants evacuated with no injuries. They remained at the scene with survival gear until rescued the following day. The rescue was delayed by wx.
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
- N67099
- Reported as
- Sud SA 318C
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 2263
- Airframe hours
- 5,360
- Engine
- Turbomeca ASTAZOU IIA, 485 horsepower, turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Registered owner
- Era Helicopters, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · February 25, 1983 · 85 hours before
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- YAK · Yalutat
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 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 9,340 total · 1,034 in this make and model · 8,919 as pilot in command · 126 in the last 90 days · 11 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 5 knots
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Observed at
- 12
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.