Type of Event | Accident |
Event Date | 6/6/2002 |
Event Day of the Week | Thursday |
Time of Event | 1845 |
Event Time Zone | -- |
Event City | GALENA |
Event State | ALASKA |
Event Country | -- |
Zipcode of the event site | 99741 |
Event Date Year | 2002 |
Event Date Month | 6 |
MidAir Collision Indicator | No |
On Ground Collision occurred ? | No |
Event Location Latitude | 644425N |
Event Location Longitude | 1564331W |
Event Location Airport | -- |
Event Location Nearest Airport ID | -- |
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport | Off Airport/Airstrip |
Distance from airport in statute miles | -- |
Degrees magnetic from airport | -- |
Airport Elevation | -- |
Weather Briefing Completeness | Partial - limited by pilot |
Investigator's weather source | Weather Observation Facility |
Time of the weather observation | 1835 Atlantic Daylight Time |
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) | 270 |
Weather Observation Facility ID | PAGA |
Elevation of weather observation facility | 152 |
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) | 5 |
Time Zone of the weather observation | ADT |
Lighting Conditions | Day |
Lowest Ceiling Height | -- |
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height | -- |
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions | Clear |
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling | None |
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) | -- |
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) | -- |
Visibility (Statute Miles) | 10 |
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) | 23 |
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) | 1 |
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) | -- |
Variable Wind Indicator | -- |
Wind Speed (knots) | -- |
Wind Velocity Indicator | Calm |
Wind Gust Indicator | Unknown |
Wind Gust (knots) | -- |
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) | 29.98 |
Density Altitude (feet) | -- |
Intensity of Precipitation | -- |
METAR weather report | -- |
Event Highest Injury | None |
On Ground, Fatal Injuries | -- |
On Ground, Minor Injuries | -- |
On Ground, Serious Injuries | -- |
Injury Total Fatal | -- |
Injury Total Minor | -- |
Injury Total None | 3 |
Injury Total Serious | -- |
Injury Total All | -- |
Investigating Agency | NTSB |
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) | 12644 |
NTSB Notification Source | FAA REGIONAL OPERATIONS CENTER |
NTSB Notification Date | Jun 6 2002 12:00AM |
NTSB Notification Time | 1909 |
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information | DMS |
Date of most recent change to record | Feb 25 2003 9:38AM |
User who most recently changed record | NTSB\MONR |
Basic weather conditions | Visual Meteorological Cond |
FAA District Office | FAA-AL-FAI FSDO 01 |
Aircraft Involved |
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Aircraft #1 |
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Aircraft Registration Number | N7130G |
NTSB Number | ANC02LA043 |
Missing Aircraft Indicator | -- |
Federal Aviation Reg. Part | Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter |
Type of Flight Plan filed | Company VFR |
Flight plan Was Activated? | No |
Damage | Destroyed |
Aircraft Fire | Ground |
Aircraft Explosion | None |
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name | Robinson |
Aircraft Model | R-44 |
Aircraft Series Identifier | -- |
Aircraft Serial Number | 0542 |
Certified Max Gross Weight | 2400 |
Aircraft Category | Helicopter |
Aircraft Registration Class | U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil |
Aircraft is a homebuilt? | No |
Flight Crew Seats | -- |
Cabin Crew Seats | -- |
Passenger Seats | -- |
Total number of seats on the aircraft | 4 |
Number of Engines | 1 |
Fixed gear or retractable gear | Fixed |
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection | Annual |
Date of Last Inspection | May 16 2002 12:00AM |
Airframe hours since last inspection | 21.1 |
Airframe Hours | 1362.8 |
ELT Installed | Yes |
ELT Activated | No |
ELT Aided Location of Event Site | No |
ELT Type | -- |
Aircraft Owner Name | QUICKSILVER AIR INC. |
Aircraft Owner Street Address | 2721 CORMORANT ST. |
Aircraft Owner City | FAIRBANKS |
Aircraft Owner State | AK |
Aircraft Owner Country | USA |
Aircraft Owner Zipcode | 99709 |
Operator is an individual? | No |
Operator Name | -- |
Operator Same as Owner? | Yes |
Operator Is Doing Business As | -- |
Operator Address Same as Owner? | Yes |
Operator Street Address | -- |
Operator City | -- |
Operator State | -- |
Operator Country | -- |
Operator Zip code | -- |
Operator Code | QOFA |
Owner has at least one certificate | -- |
Other Operator of large aircraft? | -- |
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation | -- |
Operator Certificate Number | -- |
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not | Non-scheduled |
Indicates Domestic or International Flight | Domestic |
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail | Passenger Only |
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) | -- |
Second Pilot on Board | No |
Departure Point Same as Event | Yes |
Departure Airport Code | PAGA |
Departure City | GALENA |
Departure State | AK |
Departure Country | USA |
Departure Time | 1815 |
Departure Time Zone | ADT |
Destination Same as Local Flt | dest & departure same, accident can occur anywhere |
Destination Airport Code | -- |
Destination City | -- |
Destination State | -- |
Destination Country | -- |
Specific Phase of Flight | Standing - idling rotors |
Report sent to ICAO? | No |
Evacuation occurred | -- |
Date of most recent change to record | Nov 25 2002 2:27PM |
User who most recently changed record | PETL |
Since inspection or accident | Time of Accident |
Event Location Runway Number and Location | -- |
Runway Length | -- |
Runway Width | -- |
Sight Seeing flight | No |
Air Medical Flight | No |
Medical Flight | -- |