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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 206B · Falkeetna, AK · July 9, 1980

Date
July 9, 1980 · 09:00 local
Place
Falkeetna, AK
Phase of flight
Aerial Taxi, Other Helicopter
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
ERAA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N373EH
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC80FA063
Reported as
Bell 206B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,806 total1,180 in this make and model15 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.

Landed on improvised wilderness pad. Tried to lift-off to move laterall. Skid hooked on tree root. Copter rolled

As the FAA filed it

LANDED ON IMPROVISED WILDERNESS PAD. TRIED TO LIFT-OFF TO MOVE LATERALL. SKID HOOKED ON TREE ROOT. COPTER ROLLED

NTSB investigation

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