# NTSB ANC75DAG70: Bell 206B, N2955W, Paxon, AK, March 2, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 2, 1975
- Place: Paxon, AK · PAXON, AK
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 3, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146825
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC75DAG70
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC75DAG70

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0915   75/3/2  NR.PAXON,AK           BELL 206B           CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 41, 6278
        TIME - 1635                    N2955W              PX-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 160 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          ISABEL PASS CAMP,AK         RETURN                      PAXON,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ROLL OVER                                                LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
        REMARKS- SKID BROKE THRU SNOW
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N2955W (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- 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 19750302006919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750302006919A), Mar 2, 1975: Bell 206B, Paxon, AK, Substantial damage. Skid broke thru snow

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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