- Date
- October 8, 1978
- Place
- Kenai, AK · KENAI, AK
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 4 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2215WBell 205A-1
- Status
- Completed · report August 6, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19781008043849A
- Case key
- 138121
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4422 78/10/8 NR.KENAI,AK BELL 205A-1 CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 0925 N2215W PX- 2 3 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG 34, 7358 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 3990 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GRAYLING PLATFORM DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP KENAI,AK RETURN OIL PLATFORMS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: TAIL ROTOR IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE HARD LANDING IN FLIGHT: POWER-ON DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCRAFT - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: TAIL ROTOR PITCH CONTROL SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED.TAIL ROTOR PITCH CONTROL CHANGE CHAIN HAD 21.5 HOURS SINCE INSTALLATION.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2215W
- Reported as
- Bell 205A-1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Grayling Platform
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N2215W · 1
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