# Accident 19890517012289A: Bell 214B1, Ketchikan, AK, May 17, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 1989, 15:20 local time
- Place: Ketchikan, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Location: 55.6097° N, 131.5801° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.6097&lon=-131.5801&mi=10
- Aircraft: N614RM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N614RM-1991-05-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 214B-1 (registry code 1182105, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-214b-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 214B1
- Reported engine: LYC T5508D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,956 total, 123 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA89LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA088) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890517012289A

## Narrative

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

TAIL ROTOR STRUCK TREES ON DESCENT FOR LANDING RESULTING IN LOSS OF TALL ROTOR CONTROL AND A CRASH.

## 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 SEA89LA088](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA088), May 17, 1989: Bell 214B-1 (N614RM), Ketchikan, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT MISJUDGING CLEARANCE FROM TREES DURING A HOVER DESCENT.

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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