# Accident 19900414008799A: Bell 206B, Drift River, AK, April 14, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 1990, 09:30 local time
- Place: Drift River, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ERCG
- Location: 60.5917° N, 152.1611° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Drift River, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.5917&lon=-152.1611&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1086Z (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,896 total, 1,719 in this make and model, 69 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC90LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA056) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900414008799A

## Narrative

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

TURNED FLOAT EQUIPPED HELICOPTER SIDEWAYS TO RIVER CURRENT PRIOR TO LIFTOFF. HELICOPTER ROLLED OVER ON ITS SIDE.

## 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 ANC90LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA056), Apr 14, 1990: Bell 206B (N1086Z), Drift River, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE HELICOPTER DURING LIFT-OFF.

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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