# Accident 19760913034699A: Bell 205A1, Drift River, AK, September 13, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 1976
- Place: Drift River, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Location: 60.5917° N, 152.1611° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Drift River, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.5917&lon=-152.1611&mi=10
- Aircraft: N58116, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N58116-2007-01-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 205A-1 (registry code 1181414, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-205a-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming T5313B (registry code 41613, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-t5313b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 205A1
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,325 total, 2,150 in this make and model, 187 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC76AA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76AA132) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760913034699A

## Narrative

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

PLT RPRTD WIND GUSTING 15K.WIND ESTIMATED 50-60K AFTR ACCIDENT.

## 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 ANC76AA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76AA132), Sep 13, 1976: Bell 205A-1 (N58116), Drift River, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N58116 (1)

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

- [Accident 19840612024259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840612024259A), Jun 12, 1984: Bell 205A1 (N58116), Talkeetna, AK, Substantial damage. Helicopter experienced intensive vibration. Autorotation was accomplished. 32 inches of rotor blade skin missing.

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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