- Date
- July 13, 1969
- Place
- Barrow, AK · BARROW, AK
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N7865SBell 206A
- Status
- Completed · report January 29, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165285
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2820 69/7/13 BARROW,ALAS BELL 206A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1530 N7865S PX- 0 0 4 AIR TAXI-PASSG AGE 25, 2756 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 10 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION W KAPARUK,ALAS BARROW,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: FLIGHT CONTROL BOOST SYSTEMS, HYDRAULIC MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PITCH CONTROL PROBLEM LATERAL CONTROL PROBLEM REMARKS- FAILURE OF SPOOL VALVE WIRE DRIVE IN CYCLIC,COLLECTIVE,DIRECTIONAL HYD ACTUATORS.AD ISSUED 7/25/69
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7865S
- Reported as
- Bell 206A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N7865SRegistration cancelled Feb 27, 2013 · Bell 206AAirframe modelBell 206AEngine modelAllison 250 SER 250HP
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Other investigations on N7865S · 1
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