Fairchild Hiller FH-100 N5051F
4 March 1984 · Glennallen, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 4 March 1984 at about 14:45 local time, a Fairchild Hiller FH-100 registered N5051F, operated by Gulkana Air Service, was involved in an accident near Glennallen, Alaska, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:45
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Glennallen, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- 62.1009, -145.5294
- Aircraft
- Fairchild Hiller FH-100
- Registration
- N5051F
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Gulkana Air Service
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Glennallen → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC84LA039
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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
THE PLT EXPERIENCED A DOWNDRAFT, WHILE APPROACHING A GLACIER AT 5500 FT MSL. IN TURNING DOWNGRADE TO TRY TO AFFECT A DESCENT OF THE ACFT, CONTROL WAS LOST AND THE HELICOPTER COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND. THE ACFT ROLLED INVERTED AFTER GROUND CONTACT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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