# NTSB ANC69A0059: Bell 204-B, N1189W, Mukluk, AK, May 25, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 25, 1969
- Place: Mukluk, AK · MUKLUK, AK
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 24, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186800
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC69A0059
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC69A0059

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 204-B
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: 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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