- Date
- July 10, 1970
- Place
- Hurricane, AK · HURRICANE, AK
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1462WBell 206A
- Status
- Completed · report August 20, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 115522
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0727 70/7/10 HURRICANE,ALAS BELL 206A CR- 1 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 3185 TIME - 0005 N1462W PX- 0 0 0 FERRY TOTAL HOURS, 610 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP GALBRAITH,ALAS ANCHORAGE,ALAS FAIRBANKS,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: ELECTRONIC TOWERS IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- HIT RADIO ANTENNA ADJACENT TO RAILROAD TRACK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1462W
- Reported as
- Bell 206A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Destroyed
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