Bell 205A N2970W
9 October 1974 · Medfra, Alaska, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 9 October 1974, a Bell 205A registered N2970W, operated by Evergreen Heli, was involved in an accident during in flight near Medfra, 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
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Medfra, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 205A
- Registration
- N2970W
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Evergreen Heli
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Z → McGrath, Ak
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3420
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
M/R SEPARATED DUE OVERLOAD, EVIDENCE OF MAST BUMPING.LOW CLOUDS, POSS SNOW IN AREA.FOUND 8/14/82.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Bell 205 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Aug 1974 | Bell 205A-1 | Cook, Washington, United States | Evergreen Heli | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jul 1974 | Bell 205A-1 | Umiat, Alaska, United States | Evergreen Heli | Serious injuries | - |
| 4 Nov 1974 | Bell 205-A1 | Marblemount, Washington, United States | Evergreen Helo | Fatal | 1 |
| 21 Aug 1973 | Bell 205-A1 | Thompson Fls, Montana, United States | ERA Helicopter | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1973 | Bell 205A-1 | Luna, New Mexico, United States | Jelco, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 3 Sep 1975 | Bell 205A-1 | Byron, California, United States | Evergreen Heli | Minor injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jan 1974 | Aeronca 7BCM | Arboles, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Feb 1974 | Piper PA-18 | Joliet, Illinois, United States | Joliet Municip | No injuries | - |
| 23 Feb 1974 | Cessna 172 | Ely, Minnesota, United States | Wilderness WIN | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1974 | Bell 47G-2 | Seward, Alaska, United States | Heli-Lift, Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 7 May 1974 | Sikorsky S55B | Kaneohe, Hawaii, United States | Rotorlift Inc | No injuries | - |
| 4 May 1974 | Cessna 206 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |