# Accident 19781008043849A: Bell 205A1, Kenai, AK, October 8, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 1978
- Place: Kenai, AK
- Airport: Grayling Platform
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 60.5618° N, 151.2105° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kenai, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.5618&lon=-151.2105&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2215W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2215W-1980-07-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 205A-1 (registry code 1181414, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-205a-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 205A1
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 7,358 total, 3,990 in this make and model, 170 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC79FA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79FA002) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781008043849A

## Narrative

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

FLOAT EQUIPPED.TAIL ROTOR PITCH CONTROL CHANGE CHAIN HAD 21.5 HOURS SINCE INSTALLATION.

## 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 ANC79FA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC79FA002), Oct 8, 1978: Bell 205A-1 (N2215W), Kenai, AK, destroyed, 2 fatal

## Other reports on N2215W (1)

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

- [Accident 19730821024039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730821024039A), Aug 21, 1973: Bell UHIBWILCO (N2215W), Thompson Fls, MT, Destroyed. Plt un release 250 gal water in extrnl bucket. Dens alt aprx 7000 ft.

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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