# NTSB ANC68A0049: Bell 206A, N7817S, Port Moller, AK, May 27, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 27, 1968
- Place: Port Moller, AK · PORT MOLLER, AK
- Location: 55.9886° N, 160.5769° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Port Moller, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.9886&lon=-160.5769&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 10, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 109663
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC68A0049
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC68A0049

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4905  68/5/27    PORT MOLLER,ALAS    BELL 206A           CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1150                    N7817S              PX-  0  0  3  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 26, 4310 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            145 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - COMPRESSOR ASSEMBLY: BLADE,COMPRESSOR ROTOR
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- ALL BLADES 6 STAGE FAILED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7817S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7817S-2017-10-31), registration cancelled 2017-10-31, S/N 17 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206A
- Registry model: [Bell 206B](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (registry code 1181511) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N7817S (2)

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 FTW00LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA161), May 31, 2000: Bell 206B (N7817S), Cocodrie, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the platform's safety fence during takeoff.
- [NTSB ANC73FAD06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC73FAD06), May 3, 1973: Bell 206A (N7817S), Juneau, AK, substantial damage

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.

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