- Date
- March 16, 1982, 08:37 local (12:37 UTC)
- Place
- Delta Junction, AK
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1069SBell 206 L-1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 16, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19820316004159A
- Case key
- 69188
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
In flight collision with terrain/water
Terrain condition - snow coveredFactor
Altitude - inadequateCause
Weather condition - gustsFactor
Weather condition - turbulenceFactor
Analysis
While flying at approximately 300 feet AGL in windy turbulent conditions over snow covered terrain,the helicopter impacted the frozen river. At the time of the accident the pilot was changing radio frequencies when impact occurred.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1069S
- Reported as
- Bell 206 L-1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 45544
- Airframe hours
- 2,456
- Engine
- Allison 250 C-28, 500 horsepower, turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 91
- Operator
- Air Logistics Of Alaska, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Wells Fargo Equipment Leasing
- Departed
- Alaska Pipeline, AK
- Destination
- Paxson, AK
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 35
- Certificates
- Airline transport, Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Helicopter
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 5,611 total · 2,203 in this make and model · 5,296 as pilot in command · 68 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Variable at 25 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 5,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 68 °F, dew point 32 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.