Bell 206B N59481
4 January 1976 · Kenai, Alaska, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 4 January 1976 at about 00:30 local time, a Bell 206B registered N59481, operated by Kenai Air Serv, was involved in an accident during in flight near Kenai, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 00:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Kenai, Alaska, United States
- Nearest airport
- Kenai Muni
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Bell 206B
- Registration
- N59481
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- 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
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-0298
People
2 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 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.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Jul 1976 | Bell 206B | Coalville, Utah, United States | Rocky MTN Heli | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 Feb 1976 | Bell 206B | Augustine Isld, Alaska, United States | Kenai Air Serv | No injuries | - |
| 14 Sep 1976 | Bell 206B | Juneau Ak, Alaska, United States | ERA Helicopter | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jun 1976 | Bell 206B | Westport, Washington, United States | WM Jones | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jun 1976 | Bell 206B | Bishop, California, United States | Hanson Aviatio | Fatal | 2 |
| 17 Nov 1976 | Bell 206B | Flaxman Island, Alaska, United States | ERA Helicopter | Serious injuries | - |
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