ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 248481
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| Date: | Tuesday 2 March 2021 |
| Time: | 15:39 LT |
| Type: |  Robinson R66 Turbine |
| Owner/operator: | Kodiak Helicopters LLC |
| Registration: | N1767 |
| MSN: | 0660 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2015 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 190 hours |
| Engine model: | Rolls-Royce 250-C300/A1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Barren Islands, Alaska -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Anchorage-Merrill Field, AK (MRI/PAMR) |
| Kodiak Airport, AK (ADQ/PADQ) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot, the sole occupant, was making a personal cross-country flight in the helicopter. According to flight tracking data, the helicopter departed and proceeded on course for about 1 hour 33 minutes. The flight track ended when the helicopter was about 70 nautical miles (nm) from its destination, over open ocean water, at an altitude of 394 ft mean sea level, and at a groundspeed of 132 knots. When the helicopter failed to arrive at its destination, family and friends contacted the Federal Aviation Administration and an extensive search was launched. During the search and rescue (SAR) operation, an inflated yellow pop-out float believed to be from the accident helicopter was located on the ocean surface. The search continued with additional SAR assets; however, minimal debris believed to be from the helicopter was observed in the water, and the search was suspended. Days after the accident, debris was discovered on the shore of an island about 42 nm north from the accident site and identified to be from the helicopter. Most of the helicopter was not located, and it is presumed to have sunk in the ocean waters. The pilot was not located, and an autopsy and toxicology test could not be performed.
Weather satellite imagery indicated that as the helicopter approached the vicinity of the accident site, it was likely operating in visual meteorological conditions beneath scattered-to-broken cloud cover. A weather station near the accident site reported wind gusting to 27 knots, which could have led to low-level wind shear conditions. Investigators were unable to determine the cause of the accident with the available information
Probable Cause: An impact with ocean waters for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC21LA020
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/Search/NNumberResult
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N1767
Location
Media:
NTSB investigating March 2, 2021, crash of a Robinson R66 helicopter in the ocean about 50 miles north of Kodiak, Alaska. No travel planned, pending recovery of wreckage.
— NTSB_Newsroom (@NTSB_Newsroom) March 4, 2021
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Mar-2021 23:33 | Geno | Added |
| 04-Mar-2021 21:51 | Captain Adam | Updated [Total fatalities, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 05-Mar-2021 06:54 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Embed code] |
| 05-Mar-2021 06:55 | harro | Updated [Damage, Narrative] |
| 26-Sep-2022 18:58 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Other fatalities, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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