# Accident 19960913028339A: Bell 206B, Cantwell, AK, September 13, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 1996, 11:55 local time
- Place: Cantwell, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Scud Running
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ERAA
- Location: 63.0094° N, 149.3999° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.0094&lon=-149.3999&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7982J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7982J-2013-05-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 250HP (registry code 03002, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-250hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,310 total, 3,600 in this make and model, 217 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC96LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA154) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960913028339A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH TERRAIN TRYING TO TURN AROUND IN WHITEOUT IMC. VFR NOT RECOMMENDED. WX BRIEF.

## 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 ANC96LA154](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC96LA154), Sep 13, 1996: Bell 206B (N7982J), Cantwell, AK, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot's continued VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC). The terrain conditions, low ceiling, fog, and whiteout conditions were related factors.

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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