# NTSB ANC74DAG14: Bell 206A, N6238N, Cold Bay, AK, August 7, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 7, 1973
- Place: Cold Bay, AK · COLD BAY, AK
- Location: 55.1858° N, 162.7211° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cold Bay, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.1858&lon=-162.7211&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 13, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188904
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC74DAG14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC74DAG14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3207   73/8/7  NR.COLD BAY,ALAS      BELL 206A           CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE UNK/NR,
        TIME - 1055                    N6238N              PX-  0  0  0  OTHER PUBLIC              1596 TOTAL HOURS, 766 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CANOE BAY,ALAS              PAVLOF BAY,ALAS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                TAKEOFF: VERTICAL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- ACFT ROLLED OVER AFT TKOF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N6238N (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206A
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730807028109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730807028109A), Aug 7, 1973: Bell 206A, Cold Bay, AK, Substantial damage. Acft rolled over aft tkof.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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