- Date
- September 16, 1979
- Place
- Sitka, AK · SITKA, AK
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N16877Bell 206
- Status
- Completed · report July 17, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790916040069A
- Case key
- 132766
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3705 79/9/16 NR.SITKA,AK BELL 206 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 3428 TIME - 1722 N16877 PX- 0 0 3 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 582 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP SITKA,AK RETURN RUBY BLUFF BAY,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ROLL OVER TAKEOFF: VERTICAL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- L SKID CAUGHT ON ROOT DRG TKOF & HEL ROLLED OVR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N16877
- Reported as
- Bell 206
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.