- Date
- May 13, 1984, 13:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place
- Palmer, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N90191Bell 206B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19840513066199A
- Case key
- 4203
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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.
Analysis
The helicopter was being used to re-supply fire fighters by the division of forestry. En route back to the staging area the acft struck unmarked lines 85 ft above the valley floor. Poles supporting the lines were obscured by vegetation and were 224 ft apart. Numerous trips to and from the staging area at higher altitudes were flown on the previous day. The pilot nor crews on the ground were aware of the power lines.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N90191
- Reported as
- Bell 206B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 1687
- Airframe hours
- 4,101
- Engine
- Detr. Diesel 250-C20, 317 horsepower, turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Public aircraft · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Sea Airmotive, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · September 9, 1983 · 82 hours before
- Departed
- Palmer, AK
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 35
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 6,759 total · 2,885 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 60° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 90 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 61 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.