| Date: | Friday 10 July 1970 |
| Time: | 00:05 |
| Type: | Bell 206A JetRanger |
| Owner/operator: | Trans Alaska Helicopters |
| Registration: | N1462W |
| MSN: | 368 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1969 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Hurricane, Alaska -
United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Galbraith, Alaska |
| Destination airport: | Anchorage, Alaska |
| Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:Destroyed 10 July 1970: hit radio antenna adjacent to railroad track at Hurricane, Alaska. The pilot (sole person on board) was killed. The NTSB report notes: "PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS"
Registration N1426W cancelled by the FAA March 16.1971
Accident investigation:
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| Report number: | ANC71AA002 |
| Status: | Investigation completed |
| Duration: | 1 month |
| Download report: | Final report
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Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: ANC71AA002 at
https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=1762&key=0&queryId=4f901110-6e52-4cfc-bda1-ac1cf27fc788&pgsize=20 2.
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=1462W Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 |
ASN archive |
Added |
| 17-Apr-2015 21:11 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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