19791120040369A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 206B · Gold King, AK · November 20, 1979

Date
November 20, 1979 · 14:45 local
Place
Gold King, AK
Airport
Gold King
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N206JP
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC80DA013
Reported as
Bell 206B
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,700 total500 in this make and model300 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.

Ran off edge of snow-packed runway on takeoff. Wheel hit snowbank. Airplane nosed over.

As the FAA filed it

RAN OFF EDGE OF SNOW-PACKED RUNWAY ON TAKEOFF. WHEEL HIT SNOWBANK. AIRPLANE NOSED OVER.

NTSB investigation

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