- Date
- June 14, 1981
- Place
- Ketchikan, AK · KETCHIKAN, AK
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N288PHBell 204-B
- Status
- Completed · report March 25, 1982
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810614032379A
- Case key
- 125360
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3508 81/6/14 NR.KETCHIKAN,AK BELL 204-B CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 1960 TIME - 0700 N288PH PX- 0 0 0 MAPPING/PHOTO TOTAL HOURS, 1047 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP QUARTZ HILL CAMP,AK RETURN KETCHIKAN,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED TAKEOFF: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: OTHER PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - GROUND RESONANCE REMARKS- PLT UNAWARE MECH RMVD BLST,CG BYD AFT LMT.DEPLANED HLDG COLL,VIB AFT PAX OFF.PITCH-UP DRG LIFTOFF.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N288PH
- Reported as
- Bell 204-B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Destroyed
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.