# Accident 20070730014549A: Bell 206B, Anchorage, AK, July 30, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 2007, 07:45 local time
- Place: Anchorage, AK
- Airport: Merrill Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: EKWA
- Location: 61.2104° N, 149.8897° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.2104&lon=-149.8897&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16757 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 23,965 total, 1,460 in this make and model, 125 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC07CA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC07CA070) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070730014549A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED WASILLA FOR MERRILL FIELD, ANCHORAGE, AK, AT APPROXIMATELY 0715 AST. THE WEATHER WAS REPORTED AS 1800 SCT, 4000 OVC, -RA, VIS 3-4 MI. ATIS ALSO REPORTED A WORKING CRANE ON THE FIELD BELOW 500 FEET. THE PILOT REQUESTED THE SHIP CREEK ARRIVAL AND AFTER REPORTING SHIP CREEK HE WAS CLEARED TO LAND. ON APPROACH TO THE TAXIWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET ALTITUDE, THE PILOT SAW A LIGHT POLE IN THE LEFT CHIN BUBBLE. THE PILOT TOOK CORRECTIVE ACTION BY COMING UP ON THE COLLECTIVE AND BACK ON THE CYCLIC, BUT THE HELICOPTER STRUCK THE LIGHT POLE DAMAGING THE LEFT CHIN BUBBLE AND LEFT FORWARD FUSELAGE. THE HELICOPTER LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

## 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 ANC07CA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC07CA070), Jul 30, 2007: Bell 206B (N16757), Anchorage, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a light pole during final approach, which resulted in the helicopter striking the pole.

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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