# NTSB ANC81DA046: Bell 206B, N10758, Red Mountain, AK, April 21, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: April 21, 1981
- Place: Red Mountain, AK · RED MOUNTAIN, AK
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 28, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126287
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC81DA046
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DA046

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: Substantial damage

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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