- Date
- July 29, 1976
- Place
- Colville River, AK · COLVILLE RIVER, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N59568Bell 206B
- Status
- Completed · report March 30, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760729038899A
- Case key
- 156108
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3946 76/7/29 COLVILLE RIVER,AK BELL 206B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 2582 TIME - 1000 N59568 PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 470 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION COLEVILLE RIVER, AK DEADHORSE,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ROLL OVER IN FLIGHT: HOVERING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N59568
- Reported as
- Bell 206B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N59568 · 1
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