Soloy 12EJ3 N5384V
9 September 1978 · Wrangell, Alaska, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 9 September 1978 at about 14:47 local time, a Soloy 12EJ3 registered N5384V, operated by Temsco Helicop, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Wrangell, Alaska, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:47
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Wrangell, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Wrangell
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Soloy 12EJ3
- Registration
- N5384V
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Temsco Helicop
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Return
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4407
People
3 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
FLOAT EQUIPPED.UNDERSIZE THREADS ON ANTI-NODE BAR ASMBLY(PN 2253-1124-1).ANTI-NODE WT SEP IN-FLT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Soloy 12EJ3 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Jun 1979 | Soloy 12EJ3 | Liberty, Alaska, United States | Temsco Helicop | No injuries | - |
| 29 Jan 1980 | Soloy 12EJ3 | Baudette, Minnesota, United States | Pacific Helico | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 1978 | Cessna 150L | Hallandale, Mississippi, United States | Boardman Aviat | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1978 | Cessna 310Q | Destin, Florida, United States | Araguel Sander | No injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 1978 | Beechcraft S-35 | Audubon, Iowa, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 29 May 1978 | Piper PA-23 | Longdale, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Aug 1978 | Bell 47G4A | New Rochelle, New York, United States | Island Helicop | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1978 | Piper PA-31 | Arlington, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 9 |