ANC70AA081

NTSB accident investigation · Bell 206-A · Deadhorse, AK · May 28, 1970

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
May 28, 1970
Place
Deadhorse, AK · DEADHORSE, AK
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N830JABell 206-A
Status
Completed · report January 27, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
127779

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1651  70/5/28  NR.DEADHORSE,ALAS     BELL 206-A          CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0950                    N830JA              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            AGE 30, 1831 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            61 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         DEADHORSE,ALAS               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ROLL OVER                                                TAKEOFF: VERTICAL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- PLT TAKING MEDICATION PRESCRIBED BY DOCTOR,TYPE AND QUANTITY UNKNOWN.NO TOXICOLOGICAL EXAM.

Aircraft

Registration
N830JA
Reported as
Bell 206-A
Category
Helicopter
Engine
turbo shaft
Damage
Substantial damage

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.