Bell 206B N373EH

Summary

On 9 July 1980 at about 09:00 local time, a Bell 206B registered N373EH, operated by ERA Helicopter, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Talkeetna, Alaska, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

9 July 1980 at 09:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Talkeetna, Alaska, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Bell 206B

Registration

N373EH

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

ERA Helicopter

Operating rule

Air Taxi Operator

Purpose of flight

Air Taxi-Passenger Operations

Phase of flight

Landing

Route

Watana Base Camp, Ak → S

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Daylight

NTSB number

3-1955

2 people had minor injuries.

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

ROUGHLY CLEARED HELIPAD BORDERED ON THREE SIDES BY TREES.R SKID HOOKED ON ROOT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.