# Accident 19900718037549A: Bell 206B, Goodnews Bay, AK, July 18, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 1990, 11:40 local time
- Place: Goodnews Bay, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ERCA
- Location: 59.1267° N, 161.5665° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Goodnews Bay, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.1267&lon=-161.5665&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4796R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4796R-1991-06-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206A (registry code 1181508, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,284 total, 1,609 in this make and model, 126 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900718037549A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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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