ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 76303
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| Date: | Saturday 6 May 1989 |
| Time: | 12:38 |
| Type: |  Bell 412 |
| Owner/operator: | Era Aviation |
| Registration: | N524EH |
| MSN: | 33069 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3578 hours |
| Engine model: | P&W PT6T-3B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Girdwood, AK -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Non-Scheduled/charter/Air Taxi |
| Departure airport: | Valdez, AK |
| Anchorage, AK | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
WHILE IFR AT 10,000 FEET OVER MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN, THE HELCIOPTER EXPERIENCED VIOLENT VERTICAL VIBRATIONS, WHICH CONTINUED UNTIL THE CRASH-LANDING ABOUT FIVE MINUTES LATER. ON BOARD WEATHER RADAR WAS USED TO GUIDE THE HELICOPTER AROUND THE MOUNTAIN TOPS, WHICH WERE IN THE CLOUDS. AT ABOUT 200 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND, THE HELICOPTER CAUGHT FIRE, TAIL ROTOR CONTROL WAS LOST, BOTH ENGINES QUIT, AND CYCLIC CONTROL BECAME UNRESPONSIVE. THE HELICOPTER WAS DESTROYED BY POST-CRASH FIRE. ABOUT ONE HOUR OF FLT TIME EARLIER, THE HELICOPTER HAD UNDERGONE AN INSPECTION, DURING WHICH THE MAIN ROTOR FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM BOLTS HAD BEEN RETORQUED. ALL BUT ONE OF THESE BOLTS WERE FOUND IN THE WRECKAGE. HOWEVER, THE ROD END FOR THE MISSING BOLT WAS FOUND.
Sources:
https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001213X28212&key=1
https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/GenPDF.asp?id=ANC89FA069&rpt=fa
https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/GenPDF.asp?id=ANC89FA069&rpt=fi
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Aug-2010 12:48 | Alpine Flight | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:25 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
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