- Date
- June 23, 1974
- Place
- Valdez, AK · VALDEZ, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2265WBell 206A
- Status
- Completed · report August 20, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740623022259A
- Case key
- 132601
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4354 74/6/23 NR.VALDEZ,AK BELL 206A CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 1801 TIME - 1410 N2265W PX- 0 0 0 FERRY TOTAL HOURS, 965 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CORDOVA,AK ANCHORAGE,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING ROLL OVER LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) ROTORCRAFT - TRANSMISSION ROTOR DRIVE SYSTEM: OTHER WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 1800 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES NONE 100 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 20 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED REMARKS- PLT RPRTD TSMN OIL WARN LGT,FLUCT PRESS.T/R STRUCK WATER,FLIPPED OVR,ACFT SANK.WND GUSTING 30K.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2265W
- Reported as
- Bell 206A
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.