Bell 206 N7893S
21 July 1971 · Fairbanks, Alaska, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 21 July 1971 at about 22:15 local time, a Bell 206 registered N7893S, operated by Anchorage Heli, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Fairbanks, Alaska, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 22:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Fairbanks, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 206
- Registration
- N7893S
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Anchorage Heli
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- 3-1338
People
3 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 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
PLT TKOF FRM RDSIDE LDG ZONE, HIT WIRES, CRASHED.THE ACFT WAS CONSUMD BY FIRE ON IMPACT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Bell 206 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Aug 1971 | Bell 206A | Highlands, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Jun 1971 | Bell 206A | Montgomery, New York, United States | Fred Wehran | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jul 1971 | Bell 206A | Rosedale, Maryland, United States | MD State Polic | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jun 1971 | Bell 206A | Gulf of Mexico, Other-International Waters | Petroleum Heli | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 Sep 1971 | Bell 206A | Westport, Connecticut, United States | Island Helicop | No injuries | - |
| 25 Oct 1971 | Bell 206A | Morgan City, Louisiana, United States | Petroleum Heli | Serious injuries | - |
All 1,732 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1971 | M Mustang M-1 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1971 | Cessna 172 | Creston, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1971 | Cessna 172K | Bethany, Oklahoma, United States | Diamond Air, In | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1971 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Portage, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1971 | Flybaby 1A | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |