Bell 206-B N90188

Summary

On 30 October 1983 at about 13:00 local time, a Bell 206-B registered N90188 was involved in an accident near Kodiak, Alaska, United States. 3 people were on board and one was seriously injured, 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

30 October 1983 at 13:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Kodiak, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

57.7898, -152.3999

Aircraft

Bell 206-B

Registration

N90188

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Business

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Kodiak → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ANC84LA012

1 person was seriously injured.

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

WHILE INSPECTING A TRANSMISSION WIRE TOWER, THE LEFT SKID BECAME ENTANGLED WITH THE POWER LINE GUIDE. THIS PULLED THE HELICOPTER OUT OF CG. WHILE THE PLT WAS TRYING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, THE M/R BLADE CONTACTED THE TOWER & STRUCK THE TAIL BOOM SEPARATING THE T/R. THE PLT STATED THAT THE OPERATION HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY PERFORMED WITHOUT INCIDENT, & THAT THE CREWMEMBER WHO WAS INSPECTING THE POWER LINE GUIDE FAILED TO CHECK THE ACFT CLEARANCE PRIOR TO SIGNALING THE PLT TO CLEAR TO TOWER.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.