Bell 212 N59572
7 September 1975 · Valdez, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 7 September 1975 at about 06:30 local time, a Bell 212 registered N59572, operated by Kenai Air Serv, was involved in an accident during in flight near Valdez, Alaska, United States. 2 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 06:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Valdez, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 212
- Registration
- N59572
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Kenai Air Serv
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Return
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3790
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
DEP FRM CONFINED AREA. T/R HIT TREE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 30 Jul 1975 | Bell 212 | Banjul, Atlantic Ocean North Lat. | Petroleum Heli | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Aug 1974 | Bell 212 | Red Hill, New Mexico, United States | Jelco, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 29 Nov 1973 | Bell 212 | Ehib 370 Gulf Mex, Other-International Waters | Petroleum Heli | Fatal | - |
| 12 Jun 1977 | Bell 212 | Portage Glac., Alaska, United States | ERA Helicopter | Minor injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jan 1975 | Stinson 108 | Vermillion, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Mar 1975 | Bensen B8M | Ocotillo Wells, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Mar 1975 | Cessna 182 | Glenville, West Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Mar 1975 | Aero Comdr 1121 | Tullahoma, Tennessee, United States | Thermonetics I | Minor injuries | - |
| 17 May 1975 | Cessna 177 | West Milford, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jun 1975 | Bell 206B | St Martinville, Louisiana, United States | Air Marine, Inc | No injuries | - |