# Accident 19850110000529A: Bell 206B, Kenai, AK, January 10, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 10, 1985, 08:05 local time
- Place: Kenai, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 60.6591° N, 150.9008° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.6591&lon=-150.9008&mi=10
- Aircraft: N59619 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 13,350 total, 85 in this make and model, 104 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC85FA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85FA036) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850110000529A

## Narrative

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

CONTINUED FLIGHT INTO IFR CONDITIONS OVER WATER AND DARK NIGHT. INADVERTENTLY FLEW INTO THE WATER.

## 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 ANC85FA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85FA036), Jan 10, 1985: Bell 206BIII (N59619), Kenai, AK, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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