ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 142095
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| Date: | Thursday 26 January 2012 |
| Time: | 12:00 |
| Type: |  Helio H-295 Super Courier |
| Owner/operator: | Wright Air Service |
| Registration: | N713C |
| MSN: | 1438 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1970 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 7310 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming GO-480 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | A snow covered frozen lake in Old Minto, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Old Minto, AK |
| Fairbanks, AK (PAFA) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was landing the ski-equipped airplane on a snow-covered lake when the left ski encountered a snow drift, and the airplane nosed over, resulting in substantial damage to the left wing and vertical stabilizer. The pilot reported no preaccident mechanical anomalies with the airplane.
Probable Cause: The pilot's decision to land on unsuitable terrain, which resulted in the airplane nosing over.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 17 September 2023 | N713C | Wright Air Service LLC | 0 | near Fairbanks, AK | |
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| Collision with trees | ||||||
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Jan-2012 16:09 | Geno | Added |
| 28-Jan-2012 02:56 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Mar-2012 00:14 | Geno | Updated [Location, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:26 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 27-Nov-2017 17:52 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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