MIDWAY, UT, USA
N51735
ENSTROM 280C
THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED WHILE BEING MOVED ABOUT 150 FT FROM THE PARKING AREA TO A STORAGE BUILDING. THERE WAS ABOUT 2 1/2 FT OF FRESH SNOW ON THE GROUND. THE SNOW HAD BEEN CLEARED FROM THE PARKING AREA IN FRONT OF THE STORAGE BUILDING. HOWEVER, A SNOW CAT HAD MOVED INTO THE PARKING AREA AND HAD STOPPED AS THE PILOT WAS APPROACHING TO LAND. THE PILOT REPORTED THIS MADE THE PARKING AREA UNUSABLE. BEFORE TOUCHDOWN, THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A WHITE-OUT CONDITION DUE TO THE HEAVY CIRCULATION OF SNOW AND BECAME DISORIENTED. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED HARD IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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