- Date
- August 29, 1980
- Place
- Deadhorse, AK · DEADHORSE, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N390EHBell 206B
- Status
- Completed · report October 30, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800829040699A
- Case key
- 129726
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2324 80/8/29 NR.DEADHORSE,AK BELL 206B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 1883 TIME - 1645 N390EH PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 38 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DEADHORSE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DEADHORSE,AK CROSS ISLAND,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB HARD LANDING LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL CONTAMINATION-EXCLUSIVE OF WATER IN FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WATER IN FUEL COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- FLOAT EQUIPPED.ALL ACFT THAT HAD FUELED AT FACILITY RECENTLY HAD WATER,DIRT,& PAINT CHIPS IN FUEL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N390EH
- Reported as
- Bell 206B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Deadhorse
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.