- Date
- April 4, 1968
- Place
- Kenai, AK · KENAI, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1189WBell 204-B
- Status
- Completed · report September 9, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 110515
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2083 68/4/4 NR.KENAI,ALAS BELL 204-B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 46, 9000 TIME - 1530 N1189W PX- 0 0 1 CTR PASSG-D TOTAL HOURS, 700 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PLATFORM BAKER TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCFT-REAR FLOAT CROSS TUBE FAILED IN FATIGUE. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- FRONT TUBE FAILED FROM OVERLOAD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1189W
- Reported as
- Bell 204-B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Platform Baker