# Accident 19921110051049A: Bell 206B3, Elf Point Camp, AK, November 10, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 10, 1992, 11:00 local time
- Place: Elf Point Camp, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Operator: DYRL
- Location: 55.6804° N, 132.1903° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.6804&lon=-132.1903&mi=10
- Aircraft: N21424, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N21424-1995-02-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B3
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,600 total, 215 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC93LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA015) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921110051049A

## Narrative

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

LONG LINE CAUGHT ON A STUMP DURING LANDING APPROACH. PILOT HAD NEGLECTED TO ASCERTAIN LINE WAS ATTACHED.

## 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 ANC93LA015](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93LA015), Nov 10, 1992: Bell 206B III (N21424), Elf Point Camp, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT MISJUDGED CLEARANCE AND DRAGGED AN EXTERNAL LOAD LONGLINE CABLE WHILE LANDING.

## Other reports on N21424 (1)

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

- [Accident 19930617019689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930617019689A), Jun 17, 1993: Bell 206B3 (N21424), Annette Bay, AK, Substantial damage. Lost tail rotor control on landing approach. Tail hit log during spin and landing. Tailrotor drive shaft failed.

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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