# Accident 20000330042049A: Bell 206B, Manokotak, AK, March 30, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 30, 2000, 20:30 local time
- Place: Manokotak, AK
- Airport: Manokotak
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ACUA
- Location: 58.8797° N, 158.9301° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.8797&lon=-158.9301&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5006R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5006R-2000-10-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 16,000 total, 4,500 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC00TA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00TA039) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000330042049A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE HELICOPTER DEPARTED A COAST GUARD REPEATER SITE ON THE TULUNG MOUNTAINS ENROUTE TO DILLINGHAM, AK. CROSSING THE DELTA THIRTY MILES OUT OF DLG THE PIC EXPERIENCED A WHITE OUT CONDITION. THE PIC EXECUTED A 45 DEGREE BANKING TURN TO THE RIGHT INDICATING 60-80 MPH. DURING THE TURN THE PIC STATED HE WAS INCREASING SPEED AND HE LEVELED THE AIRCRAFT ON INSTRUMENTS. WHILE PULLING THE NOSE UP THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST 150 FEET FROM THE IMPACT SITE DEMOLISHING THE HELICOPTER. THE PIC SUSTAINED MINOR BRUISES AND THE PAX WAS UNHARMED. BOTH THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE RESCUED AND TAKEN TO MANOKOTAK FOR TREATMENT. ^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 ANC00TA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC00TA039), Mar 30, 2000: Bell 206B (N5006R), Manokotak, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's continued VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions. Factors in the accident were low ceilings and snow, and snow-covered terrain.

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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