Raytheon Aircraft Company B200 accident near Richfield, Utah, April 15, 2017
On April 15, 2017 at about 4:00 am local time, a 2005 Raytheon Aircraft Company B200, registered N481HC, was substantially damaged in an accident during taxi (from runway) near Richfield, Utah (Richfield Muni). It was a positioning flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
The pilot’s failure to maintain separation from a fence post during taxi at night.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- April 15, 2017 · about 4:00 am local time
- Place
- Richfield, Utah · Richfield Muni · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Raytheon Aircraft Company B200 UNDESIGNAT, built 2005
- Registration
- N481HC · registry record · serial BB-1908
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Positioning flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
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.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
What happened, in order
- Miscellaneous/other during taxi (from runway) defining event
The NTSB's findings
- cause Personnel issues › Psychological › Attention/monitoring › Monitoring environment › Pilot
- Environmental issues › Physical environment › Object/animal/substance › Fence/fence post › Effect on operation
- Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena › Light condition › Dark › Effect on personnel
Pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane; rotorcraft: glider
- Flight time: 5,300 hours in all; 1,000 in this make and model; 78 in the last 90 days; 18 in the last 30 days; 5,300 as pilot in command
- Last flight review: January 29, 2017
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (with waivers/limitations)
- Seat: left
- Injury: no injuries
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 3,631.1 hours
- Last inspection: continuous airworthiness programme, February 2, 2017
- Maximum gross weight: 12,500 lb
- Seats: 7
- Landing gear: retractable
- Engine 1: Pratt & Whitney PT6-42 (turboprop); 550 hours total
- Engine 2: Pratt & Whitney PT6-42 (turboprop); 550 hours total
- Operator: Ihc Health Services INC
The flight
- Departed from: SLC Salt Lake City UT at 3:30 am
- Destination: RIF Richfield UT
- Flight plan: IFR
Weather at the time
- Light: night, dark
- Wind: from 020° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: broken clouds at 10,000 ft
- Temperature: 57°F (14°C), dew point 28°F (-2°C)
- Altimeter: 29.93 inHg
- Observation at 1:52 am from KMLF, 48 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
2 documents, released by the NTSB on May 25, 2017. View them here, or download them; the NTSB redacts some personal details before release, and this site shows the NTSB's own titles rather than its file names.
| # | Document | What it is | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pilot/operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 | PDF, 9 pages | View Download |
| 2 | Accident Photo (Courtesy of FAA) | PDF, 1 page | View Download |
The same docket at the NTSB · documents without a copy here are fetched from the NTSB when you open them.
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