# Accident 20060531008769A: Bell 206L1, Juneau, AK, May 31, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 2006, 18:15 local time
- Place: Juneau, AK
- Airport: Juneau International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: XCHA
- Location: 58.5642° N, 134.5331° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=58.5642&lon=-134.5331&mi=10
- Aircraft: N45RP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45RP-2018-01-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 (registry code 1182107, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206l-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C30 series (registry code 03015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c30-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L1
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C30P
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,244 total, 1,420 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC06LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06LA066) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060531008769A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MAY 31, 2006, A COASTAL HELICOPTERS FLIGHT SEEING BELL 206, N45RP, DEPARTED THE JUNEAU AIRPORT WITH 7 SOB, FOR A FLIGHT SEEING TOUR OF THE JUNEAU ICE CAP. WEATHER AT THE TIME, AS DEPICTED ON A PASSENGERS VIDEO WAS EXTREME FLAT LIGHT CONDITIONS, WITH OCCASIONAL WHITE OUT CONDITIONS. THE PIC STATED THAT THE WEATHER WAS BETWEEN 500AGL AND 700AGL WHEN HE UNEXPECTEDLY IMPACTED THE GLACIER, CLOSE TO THE COMPANY'S DOG SLED CAMP. THE PIC AND TWO PASSENGERS SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE HELICOPTER IS DESTROYED.

## 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 ANC06LA066](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC06LA066), Jun 1, 2006: Bell 206L-1 (N45RP), Juneau, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate altitude/clearance from terrain while maneuvering in adverse weather conditions. Factors associated with the accident are the pilot's decision to continue…

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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