- Date
- October 19, 1976
- Place
- Valdez, AK · VALDEZ, AK
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2955WBell 206B
- Status
- Completed · report November 11, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19761019034029A
- Case key
- 201353
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2970 76/10/19 NR.VALDEZ,AK BELL 206B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 4280 TIME - 1315 N2955W PX- 0 0 2 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 600 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SHEEP CREEK,AK VALDEZ,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ROLL OVER LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WHITEOUT FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED REMARKS- M/R BLADE HIT SLOPE. FLAT LIGHTING ON SNOW.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2955W
- Reported as
- Bell 206B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- 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.