# NTSB ANC70A0004: Bell 206A, N7865S, Barrow, AK, July 13, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 13, 1969
- Place: Barrow, AK · BARROW, AK
- Location: 71.2644° N, 156.7537° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Utqiaġvik, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=71.2644&lon=-156.7537&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 29, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165285
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC70A0004
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC70A0004

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7865S-2013-02-27), registration cancelled 2013-02-27, S/N 51, built 1967 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206A
- Registry model: [Bell 206A](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206a) (registry code 1181508) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Allison 250 SER 250HP](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-250hp) (registry code 03002, turbo-shaft) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N7865S (1)

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.

- [NTSB ANC71DAA21](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC71DAA21), Oct 10, 1970: Bell 206A (N7865S), Anaktvk Pass, AK, 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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