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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 206B · Goodnews Bay, AK · July 18, 1990

Date
July 18, 1990 · 11:40 local
Place
Goodnews Bay, AK
Phase of flight
To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
ERCA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4796R
Reported as
Bell 206B
Reported engine
Allison 250C20B
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,284 total1,609 in this make and model126 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.

Right skid sank into soft ground. Tried to unstick by liftoff but unable. Reduced power. Rolled onto side.

As the FAA filed it

RIGHT SKID SANK INTO SOFT GROUND. TRIED TO UNSTICK BY LIFTOFF BUT UNABLE. REDUCED POWER. ROLLED ONTO SIDE.