ANC77FA077

NTSB accident investigation · Bell 206-B · Deadhorse, AK · August 20, 1977

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
August 20, 1977
Place
Deadhorse, AK · DEADHORSE, AK
Injuries
3 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Unknown
Aircraft
N59382Bell 206-B
Status
Completed · report January 5, 1977
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
145534

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3694  77/8/20  NR.DEADHORSE,AK       BELL 206-B          CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 2000
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N59382              PX-  2  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 911 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DEADHORSE,AK                ESKIMO ISLAND,AK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISSING AIRCRAFT,NOT RECOVERED                           UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- A/C DMG AND INJURY INDEX PRESUMED,EQUIPPED WITH EMERGENCY FLOATS.

Aircraft

Registration
N59382
Reported as
Bell 206-B
Category
Helicopter
Engine
turbo shaft
Damage
Destroyed

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.