# Accident 19740213003149A: Bell 206A, Ketchum, ID, February 13, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 13, 1974
- Place: Ketchum, ID
- Airport: Ketchum
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Location: 43.6842° N, 114.3745° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ketchum, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6842&lon=-114.3745&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6265N (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,845 total, 664 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA74FYA23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74FYA23) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740213003149A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

RESCUE MISSION.SELECTED BOTTOM OF SKI RUN FOR 1 SKID LDG. LND NOSE HIGH.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA74FYA23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74FYA23), Feb 13, 1974: Bell 206B (N6265N), Ketchum, ID, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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