# NTSB ANC93T#A05: Bell BH-206B, N59387, Kantishna, AK, August 17, 1993

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Class 3 · Final report
- Date: August 17, 1993, 14:11 local (22:11 UTC)
- Place: Kantishna, AK
- Coordinates: 63.010128, -149.40039 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=63.0101&lon=-149.4004&mi=10
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Status: Completed
- Investigation class: Class 3
- NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
- NTSB case key (mKey): 5878
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ANC93T#A05
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/5878/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC93T%23A05

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N59387](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N59387-2001-11-16), registration cancelled 2001-11-16, S/N 1548, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL BH-206B
- Registry model: [Bell 206B](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (registry code 1181511) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Allison 250 SER 400HP](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-400hp) (registry code 03013, turbo-shaft) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Damage: Minor damage
- Fire: Unknown
- Flight: Public aircraft, Public use
- Operator: US Dept Of Interior, doing business as Office Of Aircraft Services
- Departed: 5Z5
- Destination: 5Z5
- Flight plan: Company VFR

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Not reported
- Visibility: 35 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 68 °F, dew point -0 °F

## 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 19930817029639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930817029639A), Aug 17, 1993: Bell 206B, Minchumina, AK, Substantial damage. Lost power and autorotated.

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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