- Date
- June 11, 1976
- Place
- Talkeetna, AK · TALKEETNA, AK
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N39ALBell 206B
- Status
- Completed · report July 9, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 154430
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1689 76/6/11 NR.TALKEETNA,AK BELL 206B CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 48, 10454 TIME - 1600 N39AL PX- 0 0 3 OTHER PUBLIC TOTAL HOURS, 1300 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FIELD SITE TALKEETNA,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: FUEL CONTROL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL CONTAMINATION-EXCLUSIVE OF WATER IN FUEL FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: PUMP,FUEL COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- FUEL CONTAMINATION OCCURRED AT UNDET TIME. HIT MOUND IN MARSH GRASS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N39AL
- Reported as
- Bell 206B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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