ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 170009
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| Date: | 19-SEP-2014 |
| Time: | 08:00 |
| Type: |  Helio H-250 Courier |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N333TB |
| MSN: | 2530 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | NE of Eielson Air Force Base (PAEI), Fairbanks, Alaska -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Arctic Village, AK |
| Circle, AK (CRC) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was departing from a remote, gravel-covered, 800-foot long off-airport site, in a tailwheel-equipped airplane. The pilot reported that at the time of the accident the airplane had been loaded at, or near the airplane's maximum gross weight limit. He said that shortly after the airplane became airborne, the tailwheel contacted an area of rising terrain causing the airplane to lose airspeed. The airplane subsequently collided with terrain at the departure end of the site, sustaining substantial damage to the fuselage and empennage. The pilot stated that there were no preaccident mechanical anomalies with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing/takeoff area, resulting in an inflight collision with terrain during takeoff.
Sources:
NTSB
Accident investigation:
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Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 6 Jul 2005 | N333TB | Private | 0 | Anchorage, Alaska | |
sub |
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Sep-2014 03:08 | Geno | Added |
| 20-Sep-2014 03:09 | Geno | Updated [Source] |
| 20-Sep-2014 08:13 | gerard57 | Updated [Total fatalities] |
| 24-Sep-2014 16:25 | Geno | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 30-Nov-2017 19:12 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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