# Accident 20130430006769A: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1, Umiat, AK, April 30, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 30, 2013, 13:30 local time
- Place: Umiat, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: P3TA
- Location: 68.1510° N, 151.7103° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=68.1510&lon=-151.7103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1171, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1171) (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-C28B (registry code 03114, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c28b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON 206L-1
- Reported engine: ALLISON 250 SER 250HP
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 7,250 total, 3,100 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC13CA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC13CA041) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130430006769A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ENTERED LOW VISABILITY SNOW SQUALL. DECIDED TO SET DOWN AND WAIT OUT WEATHER. UPON LANDING, LOST SIGHT OF GROUND DUE TO BLOWING SNOW FROM ROTOR, LT SKID BROKE THROUGH CRUST AND HELO ROLLED OVER.

## 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 ANC13CA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC13CA041), May 1, 2013: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 (N1171), Anaktuvuk Pass, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain lateral control while hovering over an area of snow-covered terrain, in flat light conditions, which resulted in a dynamic rollover.

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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