Beechcraft B200 N481HC

Summary

On 15 April 2017 at about 04:00 local time, a Beechcraft B200 registered N481HC, operated by IHC Health Services Inc, was involved in an accident near Richfield, Utah, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

15 April 2017 at 04:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Richfield, Utah, United States

Nearest airport

Richfield Muni (RIF)

Coordinates

38.7442, -112.0969

Aircraft

Beechcraft B200

Registration

N481HC

Category

Airplane

Year built

2005

Engines

2

Operator

IHC Health Services Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Positioning

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Salt Lake City → Richfield

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

GAA17CA235

Nobody was injured.

The pilot’s failure to maintain separation from a fence post during taxi at night.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that, during taxi on a parking ramp at night, he decided to make a 180° left turn to position the airplane before picking up a patient. He added that, during the turn, the right wing impacted a fence post. The right wing sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.