# NTSB ANC70A0016: Bell 204-B, N1191W, Barrow, AK, August 22, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 22, 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: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 24, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 164808
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC70A0016
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC70A0016

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2585  69/8/22    BARROW,ALAS         BELL 204-B          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 2600
        TIME - 0720                    N1191W              PX-  0  0  1  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          KUPARIK,ALAS                FLAXMAN ISLAND AFS           BARROW,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            STATIC: IDLING ROTORS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
        REMARKS- DEPLANED PX,UNLOADING CARGO,THREW ROLL OF CABLE INTO ROTATING M/R BLADES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1191W](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1191W-1973-09-26), registration cancelled 1973-09-26, S/N 2042, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 204-B
- Registry model: [Bell 204-B](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-204-b) (registry code 1181404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N1191W (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 LAX72DUJ02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX72DUJ02), Jul 3, 1971: Bell 204B (N1191W), Heber, AZ, 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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