- Date
- August 7, 1973
- Place
- Wasilla, AK · WASILLA, AK
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N1472WBell 206A
- Status
- Completed · report September 6, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730807028879A
- Case key
- 189663
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1849 73/8/7 NR.WASILLA,ALAS BELL 206A CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1245 N1472W PX- 0 1 0 OTHER PUBLIC 44, 7002 TOTAL HOURS, 98 DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PALMER,ALAS WASILLA,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- HIT PARTIALLY CONCEALED WIRES. FAA PLT IN FAA RENTAL ACFT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1472W
- Reported as
- Bell 206A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Destroyed
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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.