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| Date: | Sunday 4 December 1994 |
| Time: | 14:30 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 206B |
| Owner/operator: | Vern Loftstedt |
| Registration: | N3179X |
| MSN: | 3756 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1983 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3745 hours |
| Engine model: | Allison250-C20J |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Kenai, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | , AK (KENA) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
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.
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.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC95LA014
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 15 June 1985 | N3179X | Kenai Air Hawaii, Inc. | 0 | Lahaina, HI | |
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| 15 January 1986 | N3179X | Kenai Air Hawaii | 0 | Waimea, HI | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Mar-2024 11:47 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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