# NTSB ANC69F0061: Bell 206A, N6293N, Medfra, AK, August 31, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 31, 1968
- Place: Medfra, AK · MEDFRA, AK
- Location: 63.1067° N, 154.7142° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Medfra, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.1067&lon=-154.7142&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 30, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 108734
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC69F0061
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC69F0061

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4899  68/8/31    MEDFRA,ALAS         BELL 206A           CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1415                    N6293N              PX-  0  0  0  CTR CARGO-D               AGE 30, 3649 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            520 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - TURBINE ASSEMBLY: VANES,GUIDE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- FATIGUE OF ONE OR MORE FIRST STAGE COMPRESSOR VANES.TERRAIN DENSE WITH TREES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N6293N (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206A
- 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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