# NTSB ANC85FA052: Bell 206B, N2060V, Whittier, AK, March 9, 1985

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Field investigation · Final report
- Date: March 9, 1985, 09:15 local (13:15 UTC)
- Place: Whittier, AK
- Coordinates: 60.849822, -148.029647 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=60.8498&lon=-148.0296&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- NTSB case key (mKey): 4399
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC85FA052
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/4399/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC85FA052

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with object, maneuvering
  - object - wire,static
  - visual lookout - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - clearance - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
- Loss of control - in flight, maneuvering
- In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled

## Analysis

THE HELICOPTER IMPACTED TERRAIN IN A 150 FT GORGE AFTER CONTACTING TELEPHONE LINES ALONG A RAILROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY APRX 2 MILES NORTH OF A TUNNEL STATION. PURPOSE OF THE FLT WAS TO SURVEY THE AREA AROUND THE TUNNEL STATION.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2060V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2060V-1989-01-20), registration cancelled 1989-01-20, S/N 3331 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Registry model: [Bell 206B](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (registry code 1181511) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Serial number: 3331
- Airframe hours: 1695
- Engines: ALLISON 250-C20B 317 horsepower turbo shaft
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Business, Part 91
- Operator: Michael Pariser, doing business as Cannon Film, Inc.
- Registered owner: Alaska Helicopters, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, September 12, 1984, 12 hours before
- Departed: AQY, GIRDWOOD, AK

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 40; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: helicopter, airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: right; toxicology performed

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 40 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 8,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 28 °F, dew point 19 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19850309015839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850309015839A), Mar 9, 1985: Bell 206B, Whittier, AK, Destroyed. Struck telephone lines while surveying area around railroad tunnel station. Impacted bottom of 150 foot gorge.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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