# Incident 19980716029619I: Bell 206B, Ketchikan, AK, July 16, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 1998, 17:30 local time
- Place: Ketchikan, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Prw On Run Landing (Rotorcraft
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: TL8A
- Location: 55.3571° N, 131.6746° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ketchikan, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.3571&lon=-131.6746&mi=10
- Aircraft: N60PH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N60PH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C20 series (registry code 03020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,200 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980716029619I

## Narrative

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

PILOT ERROR, BLADE STRIKE DURING LANDING INTO CONFINED AREA. LOCAL TRACKING NUMBER: IAL05980004

## Other reports on N60PH (1)

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

- [Accident 20020724018599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020724018599A), Jul 24, 2002: Bell 206B3 (N60PH), Seaside, OR, Substantial damage. (-23) On July 24, 2002, approximately 1415 local time, N60PH was traveling enroute Seaside, Oregon from chelham, Oregon. The pilot stated that he was at 2500…

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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