Plane Crash List

Bell 206B-3 N58129

21 July 1995 · Bettles, Alaska, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 21 July 1995 at about 01:00 local time, a Bell 206B-3 registered N58129 was involved in an accident near Bettles, Alaska, United States. One person was 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 01:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Bettles, Alaska, United States
Nearest airport
Bettles (BET)
Coordinates
67.2402, -152.2693
Aircraft
Bell 206B-3
Registration
N58129
Category
Helicopter
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 133: Rotorcraft Ext. Load
Purpose of flight
Unknown
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Unknown → Mining Site
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ANC95LA112

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO ENSURING THE SLING CABLE WAS FREE OF THE SKID BEFORE LIFTING OFF INTO A HOVER, WHICH ALLOWED THE CABLE TO BECOME WRAPPED (ENTANGLED) AROUND THE SKID.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LIFT AN EXTERNAL LOAD. THE SLING CABLE WAS WRAPPED AROUND THE AFT PART OF THE RIGHT SKID. AS THE PILOT INCREASED THE HOVER HEIGHT, THE CABLE BECAME TAUT. HE ATTEMPTED TO JETTISON THE LOAD, BUT THE CABLE WOULD NOT RELEASE. HE THEN LANDED THE HELICOPTER ON THE EXTERNAL LOAD.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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