Accident: Fairchild Heli-Porter PILATUS PC-6
Oct 29, 2016 · Port Alsworth, AK
NTSB numberANC17FA004Event id20161031X30541
- 1
- Fatalities
- 0
- Serious injuries
- 0
- Minor injuries
- 0
- Uninjured
Probable cause
The airplane's collision with mountainous terrain while operating in an area of reduced visibility and icing conditions. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's inadequate preflight planning, which would have identified deteriorating weather conditions along the planned route of flight.
Source: National Transportation Safety Board. Record last changed Oct 28, 2026, 10:54 UTC.
Aircraft involved
- Aircraft
- Fairchild Heli-Porter PILATUS PC-6
- Registration
- N5308F
- Year built
- 1975
- Category
- Airplane
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rules
- Part 91: general aviation
- Defining event
- Enroute-descent Controlled flight into terr/obj (CFIT)
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