# Accident 20020715017389A: Bell 212, Biglake, AK, July 15, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 2002, 19:00 local time
- Place: Biglake, AK
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: EHAA
- Location: 61.5981° N, 149.6597° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5981&lon=-149.6597&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5017H (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 212
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC02TA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02TA077) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020715017389A

## Narrative

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

(-23) A BELL 212 HELICOPTER, N5017H, OPERATED BY THE EVERGREEN HELICOPTERS OF ALASKA, INC., UNDER CONTRACT TO THE STATE OF ALASKA FOR FIRE FIGHTING ACTIVITIES, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING AN OFF-AIRPORT LANDING. THE AIRMAN STATED THAT THE MAIN ROTOR BLADE STRUCK A TREE AS HE WAS LANDING IN A CONFINED AREA TO DEPLOY AN INITIAL ATTACH FIREFIGHTING CREW.

## 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 ANC02TA077](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC02TA077), Jul 16, 2002: Bell 212 (N5017H), Wasilla, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of an unsuitable landing site, and failure to maintain clearance with trees, which resulted in the main rotor blade striking a tree.

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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