Bell 206B N90217
2 February 1976 · Augustine Isld, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 2 February 1976 at about 15:15 local time, a Bell 206B registered N90217, operated by Kenai Air Serv, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Augustine Isld, Alaska, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Augustine Isld, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 206B
- Registration
- N90217
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Kenai Air Serv
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Base Camp On Island
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0463
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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
BLOWING SNOW & VOLCANIC ASH IN AREA. GUSTING TO 45K.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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