- Date
- March 15, 1985, 15:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place
- Mcknley Park, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N58111Bell 206B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office
- Alaska Regional Office
- FAA report
- 19850315009399A
- Case key
- 4474
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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
Visual lookout - not maintainedCause
Object - wire,static
Analysis
During takeoff the helicopter contacted a .081 inch copper wire which was strung across the river at an alt of aprx 15 ft. the wire became entangled in the tail rotor resulting in control difficulties, however, the plt was able to land the helicopter aprx 1/2 mile from the wire strike location.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N58111
- Reported as
- Bell 206B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 001082
- Airframe hours
- 10,690
- Engine
- Allison C250-C20, 317 horsepower, turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Registered owner
- Air Logistics
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- AAIP · January 22, 1985 · 93 hours before
- Departed
- TKA · Talkeetna, AK
- Destination
- MTF · Fairbanks, AK
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- 1
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 33
- Certificates
- Commercial, Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 5,279 total · 2,279 in this make and model · 1,929 as pilot in command · 99 in the last 90 days · 40 in the last 30 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 7 °F, dew point 16 °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.