- Date
- October 10, 1970
- Place
- Anaktvk Pass, AK · ANAKTVK PASS, AK
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N7865SBell 206A
- Status
- Completed · report July 14, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 158478
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3944 70/10/10 NR.ANAKTVK PASS,ALAS BELL 206A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 2400 TIME - 1020 N7865S PX- 0 0 1 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 76 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DIETRICH CAMP,ALAS CRZY HORSE CAMP,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WHITEOUT WEATHER - SNOW WEATHER BRIEFING - OTHER WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 500 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 1 MILE OR LESS SNOW OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 10 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 180 10 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- PLT STATED HE DID NOT SEE GND WHEN HE HIT.COMPANY WX BRIEFING.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7865S
- Reported as
- Bell 206A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N7865SRegistration cancelled Feb 27, 2013 · Bell 206AAirframe modelBell 206AEngine modelAllison 250 SER 250HP
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Other investigations on N7865S · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.