Sudaviation SA318C N8452
1 October 1973 · Kenai, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 1 October 1973 at about 19:50 local time, a Sudaviation SA318C registered N8452, operated by Kenai Air Srvs, was involved in an accident during in flight near Kenai, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Kenai, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Sudaviation SA318C
- Registration
- N8452
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Kenai Air Srvs
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Ferry
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Ss Philadelphia
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-3599
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
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
CO.FLT PLAN VFR. DRK NIGHT NO HORIZ REF SPARSE LTG IN AREA. HIT WATER CONT FLT TO DEST
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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