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| Date: | Wednesday 20 September 1989 |
| Time: | 21:50 LT |
| Type: |  Helio H-250 |
| Owner/operator: | Jack Sutherland |
| Registration: | N5450E |
| MSN: | 2507 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1556 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-540-250 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Near Iliamna, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Taylor Mtn, AK |
| Iliamna, AK (ILI) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PLT DID NOT RECEIVE A WX BRIEFING FOR THE RETURN FLT, BECAUSE HE HAD JUST FLOWN OVER THE AREA. DURING THE RETURN FLT, HE ENCOUNTERED OBSCURED CEILINGS, REDUCED VISIBILITIES, HEAVY RAIN, FREEZING RAIN, & SEVERE TURBULENCE. ACCORDING TO THE PLT, THE ACFT SUBSEQUENTLY LANDED IN A SWAMP & CREEK AT NIGHT. HE STATED HE HAD SLOWED THE ACFT TO 25 TO 30 KTS, WHEN THE ACFT MADE CONTACT WITH THE GROUND. THE AIRPLANE SLID APRX 40 FT TO A STOP. THE FLT VISIBILITY WAS RPRTD TO BE ZERO, WHEN THE ACFT CONTACTED THE GROUND.
Probable Cause: INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PLANNING/PREPARATION BY THE PILOT AND HIS CONTINUED FLIGHT INTO INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS (IMC). FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: DARKNESS AND ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC89LA171
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 1 November 1984 | N5450E | Richard Sutherland | 0 | Anchorage, AK | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 22-Mar-2024 20:51 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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