# Accident 19730503012559A: Bell 206A, Juneau, AK, May 3, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 1973
- Place: Juneau, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Location: 58.3019° N, 134.4197° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Juneau, AK, within about 29 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.3019&lon=-134.4197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7817S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7817S-2017-10-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,682 total, 361 in this make and model, 192 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC73FAD06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC73FAD06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730503012559A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

WIND GUSTING 25K.SLING LOAD HIT T/R AFT STARTNG FWD FM HOVER.INFLATABLE FLOATS NOT ARMED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC73FAD06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC73FAD06), May 3, 1973: Bell 206A (N7817S), Juneau, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7817S (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20000531010959A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000531010959A), May 31, 2000: Bell 206B (N7817S), Cocodrie, LA, No damage. (-23) While repositioning for take off, heli tail stinger came into contact with safety apron and a/c pitched up with the application of power. At a near…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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