- Date
- October 30, 1983, 08:00 local (13:00 UTC)
- Place
- Kodiak, AK
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N90188Bell 206-B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19831030057949A
- Case key
- 4254
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
While inspecting a transmission wire tower, the left skid became entangled with the power line guide. This pulled the helicopter out of CG. While the plt was trying to correct the problem, the m/r blade contacted the tower & struck the tail boom separating the t/r. the plt stated that the operation had been previously performed without incident, & that the crewmember who was inspecting the power line guide failed to check the acft clearance prior to signaling the plt to clear to tower.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N90188
- Reported as
- Bell 206-B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 1676
- Airframe hours
- 3,725
- Engine
- Allison 250-C20, 317 horsepower, turbo shaft
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Chisum Flying Service
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · October 16, 1983 · 21 hours before
- Departed
- Kodiak, AK
- Flight plan
- Company VFR
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 32
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 4,430 total · 2,700 in this make and model · 4,200 as pilot in command · 461 in the last 90 days · 200 in the last 30 days · 6 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 27 °F, dew point 12 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ADQ, 2 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N90188 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.