# NTSB ANC78DA063: Bell 206B, N59562, Ketchikan, AK, August 10, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 10, 1978
- Place: Ketchikan, AK · KETCHIKAN, AK
- Location: 55.3571° N, 131.6746° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ketchikan, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=55.3571&lon=-131.6746&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 30, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 139272
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC78DA063
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC78DA063

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3299  78/8/10  NR.KETCHIKAN,AK       BELL 206B           CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 5132
        TIME - 1310                    N59562              PX-  0  0  2  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 1327 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          WILLARD INLET,AK            RETURN                       FIELD SITE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  TAKEOFF: VERTICAL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- HELIPAD ON STERN OF VESSEL.ACFT HOVERED R TO CLEAR SHIP.TIEDOWN RINGS EXTEND ABOVE PAD SURFACE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N59562](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N59562-1981-04-17), registration cancelled 1981-04-17, S/N 1423 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Registry model: [Bell 206B](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (registry code 1181511) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Destroyed

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19780810036809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780810036809A), Aug 10, 1978: Bell 206B1, Ketchikan, AK, Destroyed. Helipad on stern of vessel. Acft hovered r to clear ship. Tiedown r extend above pad surface.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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