Bell 206A N1462W
10 July 1970 · Hurricane, Alaska, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 10 July 1970 at about 00:05 local time, a Bell 206A registered N1462W, operated by Trans Alaska H, was involved in an accident during in flight near Hurricane, Alaska, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 00:05
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Hurricane, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 206A
- Registration
- N1462W
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Trans Alaska H
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Ferry
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Galbraith, Alas → Anchorage, Alas
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- 3-0727
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
HIT RADIO ANTENNA ADJACENT TO RAILROAD TRACK.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 May 1970 | Bell 206-A | Deadhorse, Alaska, United States | Anchorage Heli | Fatal | 1 |
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| 31 Dec 1970 | Bell 206A | Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States | PA State Polic | No injuries | - |
| 31 Dec 1970 | Bell 206A | Bakersfield, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 19 Mar 1970 | Bell 206A | Chignik, Alaska, United States | K0DIAK Airways | No injuries | - |
| 11 Jul 1970 | Bell 206A | Bay Shore, New York, United States | Island Helicop | No injuries | - |
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