ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 182098
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| Date: | Saturday 23 August 1997 |
| Time: | 15:00 LT |
| Type: |  Helio H-295 Super Courier |
| Owner/operator: | Wright Air Service |
| Registration: | N6465V |
| MSN: | 1417 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1969 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 7519 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming GO-480-G1D6 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 1,000 foot long gravel bar, 78 miles N of Fort Yukon, Alaska -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Arctic Village, AK (ARC |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
An on-demand passenger flight was departing a 1,000 foot long gravel bar in a southbound direction from a remote area of a river. The area had been used by the operator in the past. The pilot was picking up two passengers from a river float trip. During the takeoff run, the airplane had just attained flying speed, and suddenly veered to the right. The airplane lifted off, and attained a nose high pitch attitude. The tail struck a tree along the edge of the gravel bar, jamming the stabilator. The pilot pushed forward on the flight controls, but was unable to lower the nose of the airplane. The airplane climbed to about 100 feet above the ground, then stalled and descended toward the river. Subsequently, it collided with the river and came to rest in about 3 feet of water. The airplane received damage to the right main landing gear, elevator, fuselage, and engine.
Probable Cause: failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the airplane, which resulted in a swerve and collision with a tree as the pilot continued the takeoff, subsequently jamming the stabilator and causing the plane to crash in water.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC97LA128
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 28 February 2005 | N6465V | Wright Air Service | 0 | 40 mi SE of Fairbanks, AK | |
sub |
| 14 November 2014 | N6465V | Wright Air Service | 0 | East of Minto Al Wright Airport (51Z), Minto, AK | |
sub |
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Dec-2015 07:16 | JINX | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:30 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 08-Apr-2024 13:19 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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