# Accident 19910216002519A: Bell 206B, Kodiak, AK, February 16, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 16, 1991, 12:45 local time
- Place: Kodiak, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ERCA
- Location: 57.7899° N, 152.3991° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=57.7899&lon=-152.3991&mi=10
- Aircraft: N59568, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N59568-1991-10-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,013 total, 4,962 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC91LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA030) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910216002519A

## Narrative

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

LIFTED OFF MOUNTAIN. ENCOUNTERED WHITEOUT CONDITIONS. LOST CONTROL AND CRASHED.

## 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 ANC91LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC91LA030), Feb 16, 1991: Bell 206-B (N59568), Kodiak, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: A LOSS OF CONTROL AND COLLISION WITH TERRAIN AFTER THE HELICOPTER ENTERED A WHITEOUT CONDITION.

## Other reports on N59568 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19760729038899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760729038899A), Jul 29, 1976: Bell 206B (N59568), Colville River, AK, Substantial damage

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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