- Date
- May 25, 1969
- Place
- Mukluk, AK · MUKLUK, AK
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N1189WBell 204-B
- Status
- Completed · report June 24, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 186800
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1101 69/5/25 MUKLUK,ALAS BELL 204-B CR- 1 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 4254 TIME - 1150 N1189W PX- 0 0 0 CONSTRUCTION TOTAL HOURS, 1747 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ROLL OVER IN FLIGHT: HOVERING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LATERAL IMBALANCE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JETTISONED LOAD REMARKS- SLING OPERATION.ACFT NOT CENTERED OVER LOAD ON PICK UP.MECH DIRECTING PLT SLID OUT OF OPENED DOOR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1189W
- Reported as
- Bell 204-B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage