# Accident 19761117035529A: Bell 206B, Flaxman Island, AK, November 17, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 17, 1976
- Place: Flaxman Island, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 70.1939° N, 146.0358° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Flaxman Island, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=70.1939&lon=-146.0358&mi=10
- Aircraft: N372EH (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,530 total, 1,028 in this make and model, 176 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC77DA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DA007) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761117035529A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ANC77DA007](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC77DA007), Nov 17, 1976: Bell 206B (N372EH), Flaxman Island, AK, destroyed

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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