Bell 206B N2060V
9 March 1985 · Whittier, Alaska, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 9 March 1985 at about 13:15 local time, a Bell 206B registered N2060V, operated by Michael Pariser, was involved in an accident near Whittier, Alaska, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Whittier, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- 60.8498, -148.0296
- Aircraft
- Bell 206B
- Registration
- N2060V
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Michael Pariser
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Girdwood → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC85FA052
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 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
THE HELICOPTER IMPACTED TERRAIN IN A 150 FT GORGE AFTER CONTACTING TELEPHONE LINES ALONG A RAILROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY APRX 2 MILES NORTH OF A TUNNEL STATION. PURPOSE OF THE FLT WAS TO SURVEY THE AREA AROUND THE TUNNEL STATION.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Jan 1985 | Piper PA-12 | Wasilla, Alaska, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
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