# Accident 19940326006619A: Bell 206B, Wrangel, AK, March 26, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 26, 1994, 14:55 local time
- Place: Wrangel, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: CUUC
- Location: 56.4097° N, 131.6096° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=56.4097&lon=-131.6096&mi=10
- Aircraft: N49727, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49727-1996-07-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,385 total, 109 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC94LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94LA042) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940326006619A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 ANC94LA042](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC94LA042), Mar 26, 1994: Bell 206B (N49727), Wrangell, AK, destroyed. Probable cause: THE 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).

## Other reports on N49727 (2)

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

- [Accident 19880810035689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880810035689A), Aug 10, 1988: Bell 206B (N49727), Sturgis, SD, Substantial damage. Fuel system cavitated when a pitch over was made. Engine quit. Autorotation to a field. Rotor blades truck tail boom.
- [Incident 19850425026329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850425026329I), Apr 25, 1985: Bell 206B (N49727), Jeffery City, WY. Flew into unforecasted blizzard in remote area. Engine quit during attempt to reach road due to intake icing.

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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