# Accident 19750325009609A: Bell 206B, Shelton, CT, March 25, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 25, 1975
- Place: Shelton, CT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Location: 41.3046° N, 73.1392° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shelton, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3046&lon=-73.1392&mi=10
- Aircraft: N83176, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N83176-1975-06-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,041 total, 856 in this make and model, 139 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC75AN095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75AN095) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750325009609A

## Narrative

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

ARTIFICIAL HORIZON PREVIOUSLY REMOVED FM ACFT.FLEW INTO RISING TERRAIN.

## 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 NYC75AN095](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75AN095), Mar 25, 1975: Bell 206B (N83176), Shelton, CT, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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