- Date
- June 6, 1983, 19:18 local (Jun 7, 1983, 03:18 UTC)
- Place
- Deadhorse, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N17ALBell 205A-1
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19830606025359A
- Case key
- 4126
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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 object
Object - utility poleFactor
Visual lookout - inadequateCause
Clearance - inadequateCause
Hard landing
Main gear collapsed
Analysis
The helicopter collided with a pole and landed hard during air taxi to position the acft. The pilot had just off loaded passengers and was alone in the helicopter. A witness said the pilot hovered too close to the pole and both rotor bladesmade contact. The pole that was struck was severed about 12 ft AGL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N17AL
- Reported as
- Bell 205A-1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 30165
- Airframe hours
- 8,282
- Engine
- Lycoming T53-L-13, 1,400 horsepower, turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Air Logistics Of Alaska, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- AAIP · September 6, 1982 · 8,197 hours before
- Departed
- LNI · Barrow, AK
- Flight plan
- Company VFR
- Airport
- SCC · Deadhorse
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 50
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Helicopter
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 9,000 total · 550 in this make and model · 7,500 as pilot in command · 75 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 250° at 23 knots
- Visibility
- 4 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 36 °F, dew point 27 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.