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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Bell 206B · Wrangel, AK · March 26, 1994

Date: March 26, 1994 · 14:55 local
Place: Wrangel, AK
Phase of flight: Hovering
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: CUUC
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N49727
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC94LA042
Reported as: Bell 206B
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,385 total109 in this make and model14 in the last 90 days

N49727Registration cancelled Jul 12, 1996 · Bell 206BS/N 1955 Airframe modelBell 206B

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What happened

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Touched skids lightly on platform while loading passenger. Helicopter rolled over. Ground resonance indicated.

As the FAA filed it

TOUCHED SKIDS LIGHTLY ON PLATFORM WHILE LOADING PASSENGER. HELICOPTER ROLLED OVER. GROUND RESONANCE INDICATED.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB ANC94LA042Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWrangell, AKThe pilot-in-command's failure to assure that he had the proper clearance from obstructions prior to landing on the platform. A factor in the accident was the high obstruction (tree strump).Mar 26, 1994 · Destroyed

Other reports on N49727 · 2

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

Accident 19880810035689APwr Off Run Land (Autorotation · Sturgis, SDFuel system cavitated when a pitch over was made. Engine quit. Autorotation to a field. Rotor blades truck tail boom.Aug 10, 1988 · Substantial damage Incident 19850425026329IPwr Off Run Land (Autorotation · Jeffery City, WYFlew into unforecasted blizzard in remote area. Engine quit during attempt to reach road due to intake icing.Apr 25, 1985