# Accident 19830606025359A: Bell 205A1, Deadhorse, AK, June 6, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 1983, 19:18 local time
- Place: Deadhorse, AK
- Airport: Deadhorse
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: ALBA
- Location: 64.8102° N, 147.7207° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=64.8102&lon=-147.7207&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17AL (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 205A1
- Reported engine: LYC T53*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,000 total, 550 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC83LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83LA091) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830606025359A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A UTILITY POLE WHILE HOVERING TO LAND.

## 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 ANC83LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC83LA091), Jun 7, 1983: Bell 205A-1 (N17AL), Deadhorse, AK, substantial damage

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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