# Accident 19950720049089A: Bell 206B, Bettles, AK, July 20, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 1995, 17:00 local time
- Place: Bettles, AK
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Location: 67.2402° N, 152.2693° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=67.2402&lon=-152.2693&mi=10
- Aircraft: N58129, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N58129-2001-11-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 400HP (registry code 03013, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-400hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC95LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA112) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950720049089A

## Narrative

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

(-16) AIRMAN STATED THAT HE ATTACHED A SLING LOAD CONSISTING OF 2 55 GAL DRUMS OF FUEL TO THE EXTERNAL LOAD HOOK AND IN DOING SO HE INADVERTENTLY PLACED THE SING CABLE OVER THE RIGHT SKID. WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO TAKEOFF, THE WEIGHT OF THE LOAD PULLED THE SKID DOWN AND DURING THE RECOVERY THE LEFT REAR SKID MADE HARD CONTACT WITH THE GROUND CAUSING THE SKID MOUNT TO BREAK AND PUNCTURING THE BELLY OF THE AIRCRAFT AND FUEL CELL.^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## 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 ANC95LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC95LA112), Jul 21, 1995: Bell 206B-3 (N58129), Bettles, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO ENSURING THE SLING CABLE WAS FREE OF THE SKID BEFORE LIFTING OFF INTO A HOVER, WHICH ALLOWED THE CABLE TO BECOME WRAPPED (ENTANGLED) AROUND THE SKID.

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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