# Accident 19870317006259A: Bell 206B, Valdez, AK, March 17, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 1987, 08:36 local time
- Place: Valdez, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.1501° N, 146.8099° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.1501&lon=-146.8099&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9AR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9AR-1988-08-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B-III (registry code 1181506, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b-iii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 11,000 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC87FA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87FA051) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870317006259A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ANC87FA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC87FA051), Mar 17, 1987: Bell 206B-3 (N9AR), Valdez, AK, substantial damage, 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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