Robinson Helicopter Co R66 accident near Kodiak, AK
On March 3, 2021, a Robinson Helicopter Co R66 (helicopter) was involved in an accident near Kodiak, AK. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- March 3, 2021
- Place
- Kodiak, AK
- Aircraft
- Robinson Helicopter Co R66 · Helicopter
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 58.873°N, 152.138°W
- NTSB ID
- 20210303102702
Official records · ANC21LA020
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
NTSB summary
On March 2, 2021, about 1539 Alaska standard time, a Robinson Helicopter Company R66 helicopter, N1767, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident about 70 nautical miles north of Kodiak, Alaska. The pilot, the sole occupant, was not located. The helicopter was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. According to the pilot’s wife, her husband owned Kodiak Helicopters, LLC, which owned and operated the helicopter. She stated that he had requested the use of the helicopter from a company employee to make a trip to see family located in Kodiak. She added that they had just returned from an out-of-state trip, and after arriving in Anchorage, Alaska, her husband went directly to Merrill Field Airport (MRI), Anchorage, where the helicopter was located. A pilot for Kodiak Helicopters reported that he was contacted earlier in the day by the accident pilot, who told him that he needed the helicopter for the next few days. According to the Kodiak Helicopters pilot, he flew the helicopter from Palmer, Alaska, to MRI and then filled the helicopter with fuel. He added that he had brief contact with the accident pilot while unloading his personal gear from the helicopter and that the accident pilot seemed distracted and was “not himself.” Additionally, he said that the accident pilot mentioned that a local newspaper was set to publish a story about him within the next few hours, and he wanted to be with his family in Kodiak when the story broke. According to the Kodiak Helicopters pilot, the helicopter departed from MRI at 1406 with a planned de
Probable cause
An impact with ocean waters for reasons that could not be determined based on the available information.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
