# NTSB ANC76AA094: Bell 206B, N90188, Coldfoot, AK, June 3, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 3, 1976
- Place: Coldfoot, AK · COLDFOOT, AK
- Location: 67.2564° N, 150.1842° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Coldfoot, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=67.2564&lon=-150.1842&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 8, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154149
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC76AA094
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76AA094

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0884   76/6/3    COLDFOOT,AK         BELL 206B           CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 7050
        TIME - 1630                    N90188              PX-  0  0  2  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COLDFOOT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FIELD SITE                  COLDFOOT,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: HOVERING
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- BENT TAIL BOOM
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N90188](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90188-2013-05-17), registration cancelled 2013-05-17, S/N 1676, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Registry model: [Bell 206B](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (registry code 1181511) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Allison 250 SER 400HP](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-400hp) (registry code 03013, turbo-shaft) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Coldfoot

## 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 19760603014369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760603014369A), Jun 3, 1976: Bell 206B, Coldfoot, AK, Substantial damage. Bent tail boom

## Other investigations on N90188 (1)

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.

- [NTSB ANC84LA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC84LA012), Oct 30, 1983: Bell 206-B (N90188), Kodiak, AK, destroyed

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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