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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 206B · Valdez, AK · April 28, 1992

Date
April 28, 1992 · 10:15 local
Place
Valdez, AK
Phase of flight
Hovering
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
ERAA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N371EH
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC92LA065
Reported as
Bell 206B
Reported engine
Allison 250C20
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
7,084 total4,732 in this make and model58 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.

Took off into whiteout conditions, tried to hover, turn back to takeoff point. Skid dragged in snow. Rolled over.

As the FAA filed it

TOOK OFF INTO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS, TRIED TO HOVER, TURN BACK TO TAKEOFF POINT. SKID DRAGGED IN SNOW. ROLLED OVER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.