# Accident 19780810036809A: Bell 206B1, Ketchikan, AK, August 10, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 10, 1978
- Place: Ketchikan, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Location: 55.3571° N, 131.6746° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ketchikan, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.3571&lon=-131.6746&mi=10
- Aircraft: N59562, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N59562-1981-04-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B1
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,132 total, 1,327 in this make and model, 251 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC78DA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78DA063) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780810036809A

## Narrative

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

HELIPAD ON STERN OF VESSEL.ACFT HOVERED R TO CLEAR SHIP.TIEDOWN R EXTEND ABOVE PAD SURFACE.

## 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 ANC78DA063](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78DA063), Aug 10, 1978: Bell 206B (N59562), Ketchikan, AK, destroyed

## Other reports on N59562 (1)

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

- [Incident 19780718043549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780718043549I), Jul 18, 1978: Bell 206BELL (N59562), Anchorage, AK. Pilot lost hydraulic boost due to a hydraulic leak. Landed safely.

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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