Bell 206B N3179X
4 December 1994 · Kenai, Alaska, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 4 December 1994 at about 16:30 local time, a Bell 206B registered N3179X, operated by Vern Loftstedt, was involved in an accident near Kenai, Alaska, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 16:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Kenai, Alaska, United States
- Coordinates
- 60.6591, -150.9000
- Aircraft
- Bell 206B
- Registration
- N3179X
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Vern Loftstedt
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ANC95LA014
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Probable cause
THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO FOLLOW THE INFORMATION IN THE FLIGHT MANUAL CONCERNING THE USE OF THE PARTICLE SEPARATOR KIT AND DEFLECTOR KIT WHEN OPERATING IN FALLING SNOW. FACTORS WERE THE ROUGH TERRAIN IN THE FORCED LANDING AREA AND NO INSTALLATION OF THE DEFLECTOR KIT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE HELICOPTER WAS IN CRUISE FLIGHT, IN LIGHT FALLING SNOW, WHEN THE PILOT HEARD A POP AND EXPERIENCED AN ENGINE POWER LOSS. THE PILOT AUTOROTATED TO THE GROUND ONTO ROUGH TERRAIN. THE LANDING WAS HARD AND THE HELICOPTER ROLLED OVER ONTO ITS RIGHT SIDE. EXAMINATION OF THE HELICOPTER SHOWED THAT IT WAS NOT EQUIPPED WITH A DEFLECTOR KIT OR FLOW VANES. THE HELICOPTER DID NOT HAVE AN ENGINE RELIGHT SYSTEM INSTALLED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Feb 1994 | Bell 206L-3 | Oro Grande, California, United States | California Highway Patrol | Unknown | - |
| 5 May 1994 | Bell 206B | Overton, Nevada, United States | US Army Corps of Engineers | Unknown | - |
| 26 Jun 1994 | Bell 206-B3 | Indian Springs, Nevada, United States | United States Air Force | Unknown | - |
| 1 Jul 1994 | Bell 206-B3 | Tucson, Arizona, United States | U.s. Forest Service | Unknown | - |
| 18 Aug 1994 | Bell 206B-III | Yreka, California, United States | US Forest Service | Unknown | - |
| 4 Jan 1994 | Bell 206B | Coolidge Dam, Arizona, United States | Southwest Helicopters, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
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