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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 206B · Chuit River, AK · August 9, 1994

Date
August 9, 1994 · 12:30 local
Place
Chuit River, AK
Phase of flight
Hovering
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4604Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBANC94LA103
Reported as
Bell 206B
Reported engine
Allison 250C20
People aboard
5
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,500 total

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.

Fish spotting 206 yawed during hover to relocate on gravel bar. Struck water. Lost tailrotor authority. Wind factor

As the FAA filed it

FISH SPOTTING 206 YAWED DURING HOVER TO RELOCATE ON GRAVEL BAR. STRUCK WATER. LOST TAILROTOR AUTHORITY. WIND FACTOR

NTSB investigation

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