- Date
- September 7, 1975
- Place
- Valdez, AK · VALDEZ, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N59572Bell 212
- Status
- Completed · report January 30, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750907042099A
- Case key
- 151485
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3790 75/9/7 NR.VALDEZ,AK BELL 212 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 0630 N59572 PX- 0 0 1 AIR TAXI-PASSG 51, 14940 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 355 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP VALDEZ,AK RETURN WORK SITE TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: HOVERING HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- DEP FRM CONFINED AREA. T/R HIT TREE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N59572
- Reported as
- Bell 212
- 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.
Other investigations on N59572 · 1
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