# Accident 20040430006319A: Bell 206L3, Deadhorse, AK, April 30, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 2004, 19:20 local time
- Place: Deadhorse, AK
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: EOPA
- Location: 69.4667° N, 149.7833° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=69.4667&lon=-149.7833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N130AL (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L3
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C30P
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 7,171 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC04FA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04FA049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040430006319A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO MAINTAIN VISUAL CONTACT WITH THE SNOW COVERED SURFACE IN IMC CONDITIONS CONSISTING OF FOG AND FLAT LIGHT (WHITE OUT). DURING THE ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF HE LOST VISUAL REFERENCE DUE TO INTENSIFYING FOG. WHEN HE LOST VISUAL REFERENCE WHILE HOVERING HE ATTEMPTED TO LAND, RESULTING IN A HARD LANDING/ROLL OVER. HE STATED THAT HE BELIEVED THAT HE WAS SOLIDLY ON THE GROUND WHEN HE LOWERED THE COLLECTIVE BUT HAS NO MEMORY OF THE EVENT UNTIL HE BECAME AWARE THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS LYING ON THE SIDE. ^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 ANC04FA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC04FA049), May 1, 2004: Bell 206L-3 (N130AL), Deadhorse, AK, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's continued VFR flight into instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), and his spatial disorientation and loss of control during a subsequent landing. Factors associated with the accident…

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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