# Accident 19900207001779A: Bell 205A1, Wrangell, AK, February 7, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 7, 1990, 15:13 local time
- Place: Wrangell, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 56.4708° N, 132.3767° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wrangell, AK, within about 29 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=56.4708&lon=-132.3767&mi=10
- Aircraft: CGNMJ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 205A1
- Reported engine: LYC T5313B
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 6
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 1,100 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900207001779A

## Narrative

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

FLEW INTO SNOW SQUALL OVER FROZEN SNOW-COVERED RIVER. LOST VISUAL REFERENCE, CRASHED ONTO ICE.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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