- Date
- January 23, 1973
- Place
- Anchorage, AK · ANCHORAGE, AK
- Injuries
- 4 minor, 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N4049GBell 205A
- Status
- Completed · report April 5, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730123002319A
- Case key
- 169562
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0121 73/1/23 ANCHORAGE,ALAS BELL 205A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1605 N4049G PX- 0 0 8 AIR TAXI-PASSG 35, 3054 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 2600 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BELUGA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ANCHORAGE,ALAS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED TAKEOFF: VERTICAL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT FACTOR(S) ROTORCRAFT - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: CYCLIC PITCH CONTROL SYSTEM SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: FLIGHT CONTROL BOOST SYSTEMS, HYDRAULIC MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - HYDRAULIC FAILURE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4049G
- Reported as
- Bell 205A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Beluga
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.