19761117035529A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 206B · Flaxman Island, AK · November 17, 1976

Date
November 17, 1976
Place
Flaxman Island, AK
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N372EH
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC77DA007
Reported as
Bell 206B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,530 total1,028 in this make and model176 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Plt attempted transition to instrument flt, experienced vertigo & lndd on ice flow.

As the FAA filed it

PLT ATTEMPTED TRANSITION TO INSTRUMENT FLT, EXPERIENCED VERTIGO & LNDD ON ICE FLOW.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.