Bell 206B N7889S
27 July 1984 · Healy, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 27 July 1984 at about 20:35 local time, a Bell 206B registered N7889S, operated by Steve Smith, was involved in an accident near Healy, Alaska, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:35
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Healy, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- 63.6804, -150.0300
- Aircraft
- Bell 206B
- Registration
- N7889S
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Steve Smith
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Positioning
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Denali → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC84LA122
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
THE PLT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND THE HELICOPTER ON TERRAIN WHICH HAD A SLIGHT SLOPE. BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT WAS COMPLETELY ON THE GROUND THE PLT DECIDED TO MOVE THE ACFT & THE RIGHT SKID CAUGHT IN THE TUNDRA CAUSING THE ACFT TO ROLL OVER TO THE RIGHT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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