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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 206B · Valdez, AK · March 17, 1987

Date
March 17, 1987 · 08:36 local
Place
Valdez, AK
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9AR
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC87FA051
Reported as
Bell 206B
Reported engine
Allison 250C20J
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
11,000 total2,500 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.

Checking fire near pipeline on pipeline patrol,flew into wires and crashed. Pilots attention diverted. Lines marked

As the FAA filed it

CHECKING FIRE NEAR PIPELINE ON PIPELINE PATROL,FLEW INTO WIRES AND CRASHED. PILOTS ATTENTION DIVERTED. LINES MARKED

NTSB investigation

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