- Date
- June 28, 1976
- Place
- Eagle, AK · EAGLE, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N2953WBell 206B
- Status
- Completed · report August 4, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 154768
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2184 76/6/28 EAGLE,AK BELL 206B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1000 N2953W PX- 0 0 0 CONSTRUCTION 32, 6295 TOTAL HOURS, 500 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP GLACIER PEAK,AK LOCAL EAGLE,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ROLL OVER IN FLIGHT: HOVERING COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: HOVERING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- PLT HOVERING TO PICK UP LOAD
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2953W
- Reported as
- Bell 206B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N2953WRegistration cancelled Jul 9, 2013 · Bell 206BAirframe modelBell 206BEngine modelAllison 250 SER 317HP
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.