Sud Aviatn SA318C N9222

Summary

On 12 May 1971 at about 19:30 local time, a Sud Aviatn SA318C registered N9222, operated by GAY Airways, In, was involved in an accident during in flight near Anaktvk Pass, Alaska, United States. 4 people were on board and 2 died, 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

12 May 1971 at 19:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Anaktvk Pass, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Sud Aviatn SA318C

Registration

N9222

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

GAY Airways, In

Operating rule

Air Taxi Operator

Purpose of flight

Air Taxi-Passenger Operations

Phase of flight

In Flight

Route

Sagwon, Alas → Local

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

3-0281

2 people died.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

RECOVERY DATE 5/13/71. FLAT SNOW COVERED AREA ALMOST DEVOID OF VISIBLE OBJECTS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.