# Accident 19750730042509A: Bell 206A, Barter Island, AK, July 30, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 1975
- Place: Barter Island, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 70.1181° N, 143.6667° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Barter Island, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=70.1181&lon=-143.6667&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1491W (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206A
- Reported engine: ALLSN
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,700 total, 350 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC76AA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76AA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750730042509A

## Narrative

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

FLT UNDER 50FT CLG,LOW VIS. 5TH STAGE COMPRESSOR WHEEL BLADES FAILED.

## 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 ANC76AA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76AA017), Jul 30, 1975: Bell 206A (N1491W), Barter Island, AK, substantial damage

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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