Another preliminary report issued Wednesday detailed more information about Saturday’s helicopter crash at the Naknek River near King Salmon.
A Piper PA-18-150 airplane, tail number N7154Z, crashed on Aug. 31 near McGrath. The pilot was fatally injured.
Around 9:30 a.m. on Aug. 31, a pilot was flying a Piper PA-18 from a remote hunting camp south of McGrath to a 2,500-foot-elevation ridge about 2 1/2 miles away to drop supplies off to a hunting guide when he crashed, the. The pilot — identified by Alaska State Troopers as 58-year-old Anchorage resident Cary Foster — planned to fly to McGrath for fuel afterward, the report said.
There were roughly 15 mph northeast winds reported at the time of the crash. Clint Johnson, chief of the NTSB’s Alaska Office, said winds in mountainous areas can be unpredictable and challenging to navigate because of varying pockets of turbulence and downdrafts. The wreckage was found with its nose down, with the tail nearly straight in the air, according to a photo included in the report. The wreckage was recovered from the scene and is being stored in a hangar in the Mat-Su so that investigators can examine it and look for any mechanical issues that may have contributed to the crash, Johnson said.
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