- Date
- January 21, 1974
- Place
- Deadhorse, AK · DEADHORSE, AK
- Injuries
- 3 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N2954WBell 206B
- Status
- Completed · report April 8, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740121003789A
- Case key
- 186886
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0397 74/1/21 DEADHORSE,ALAS BELL 206B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 22, 2319 TIME - 1445 N2954W PX- 0 0 2 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 479 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FIN CREEK,ALAS DEADHORSE,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING REMARKS- NIGHT VFR APCH TO CONST CAMP.HIT UNMARKED ANTENNA.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2954W
- Reported as
- Bell 206B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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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.