- Date
- October 23, 1970
- Place
- Sagwon, AK · SAGWON, AK
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N7890SBell 206A
- Status
- Completed · report June 9, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 180762
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3231 70/10/23 NR.SAGWON,ALAS BELL 206A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 3534 TIME - 1200 N7890S PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-CARGO TOTAL HOURS, 1534 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SAGWON,ALAS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ROLL OVER TAKEOFF: VERTICAL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LATERAL IMBALANCE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOAD NOT JETTISONED REMARKS- PLT ATCHD SLING LOAD TO CARGO HOOK,BOARDED ACFT,LIFTED OFF,ROLLED OVR.SLING ROPE FOUND OVR L SKID.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7890S
- Reported as
- Bell 206A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N7890SRegistration cancelled Feb 27, 2013 · Bell 206AAirframe modelBell 206AEngine modelAllison 250 SER 250HP
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.