- Date
- July 21, 1971
- Place
- Fairbanks, AK · FAIRBANKS, AK
- Injuries
- 3 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7893SBell 206
- Status
- Completed · report December 29, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162072
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1338 71/7/21 FAIRBANKS,ALAS BELL 206 CR- 1 0 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 2215 N7893S PX- 2 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG AGE 26, 3272 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 76 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FAIRBANKS,ALAS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- PLT TKOF FRM RDSIDE LDG ZONE,HIT WIRES,CRASHED.THE ACFT WAS CONSUMD BY FIRE ON IMPACT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7893S
- Reported as
- Bell 206
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Destroyed
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