- Date
- September 13, 1976
- Place
- Drift River, AK · DRIFT RIVER, AK
- Injuries
- 2 minor, 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N58116Bell 205A-1
- Status
- Completed · report October 6, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760913034699A
- Case key
- 155368
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2643 76/9/13 NR.DRIFT RIVER,AK BELL 205A-1 CR- 0 0 2 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 2325 TIME - 1630 N58116 PX- 0 0 3 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 2150 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT LAST ENROUTE STOP DRIFT RIVER,AK FIELD SITE TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ROLL OVER LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE ROTOR R.P.M. FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 6000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) RAIN SHOWERS OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES NONE 90 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 10 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN OTHER REMARKS- PLT RPRTD WIND GUSTING 15K.WIND ESTIMATED 50-60K AFTR ACCIDENT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N58116
- Reported as
- Bell 205A-1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N58116Registration cancelled Jan 16, 2007 · Bell 205A-1Airframe modelBell 205A-1Engine modelLycoming T5313B
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N58116 · 1
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