- Date
- April 21, 1981
- Place
- Red Mountain, AK · RED MOUNTAIN, AK
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N10758Bell 206B
- Status
- Completed · report May 28, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 126287
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0820 81/4/21 RED MOUNTAIN,AK BELL 206B CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 3633 TIME - 1445 N10758 PX- 0 0 2 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 731 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP HOMER,AK RETURN RED MOUNTAIN,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: HOVERING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - SPATIAL DISORIENTATION FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WHITEOUT TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- WX BRIEF GIVEN BY CO.CO FLT PLAN.WITNESS STD PLT TURNED HEAD AROUND TO TALK W PAX WHILE HOVERING.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N10758
- Reported as
- Bell 206B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo jet
- Damage
- Substantial damage