Fairchild Heli-Porter PC6/B2-H2 N354F
26 August 1997 · Gillette, Wyoming, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 26 August 1997 at about 21:10 local time, a Fairchild Heli-Porter PC6/B2-H2 registered N354F was involved in an accident near Gillette, Wyoming, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 21:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Gillette, Wyoming, United States
- Coordinates
- 44.4602, -105.7005
- Aircraft
- Fairchild Heli-Porter PC6/B2-H2
- Registration
- N354F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Other Work Use
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- FTW97LA329
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
Failure by the pilot in command to follow procedures and retrim the stabilizer for landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
On returning to land, following dropping a load of skydivers, the pilot failed to reset the stabilizer trim and ran out of elevator during the flare for landing. A hard landing occurred and the left main landing gear collapsed causing substantial damage to the underside of the fuselage.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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