# Accident 19750114000759A: Bell 206B, Glendale, AZ, January 14, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 14, 1975
- Place: Glendale, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Location: 33.5387° N, 112.1860° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Glendale, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5387&lon=-112.1860&mi=10
- Aircraft: N59383, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N59383) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 400HP (registry code 03013, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-400hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,906 total, 55 in this make and model, 166 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX75DUJ55](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75DUJ55-201470) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750114000759A

## Narrative

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

INSTRUCTOR ASSUMED CNTL TOO LATE TO PREVENT TOUCHDOWN TAIL LOW ATTITUDE

## 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 LAX75DUJ55](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75DUJ55-201470), Jan 14, 1975: Bell 206B (N59383), Glendale, AZ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N59383 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20110527012299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110527012299A), May 27, 2011: Bell 206B (N59383), Glendale, AZ, Substantial damage. At approximately 8:30 a.m. on may 27, 2011 a Bell 206B helicopter (N59383) experienced a hard landing in a confined area approximately 15 miles north of…

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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