# Accident 19750903028549A: Bell 205A1, Byron, CA, September 3, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 3, 1975
- Place: Byron, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 37.8756° N, 121.6421° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Byron, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8756&lon=-121.6421&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2969W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2969W-1990-09-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 205A-1 (registry code 1181414, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-205a-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 205A1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,040 total, 900 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK7LDVD10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK7LDVD10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750903028549A

## Narrative

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

HIT PWR POLE.

## 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 OAK7LDVD10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK7LDVD10), Sep 3, 1975: Bell 205A-1 (N2969W), Byron, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2969W (1)

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

- [Incident 19840522049019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840522049019I), May 22, 1984: Bell 205A1 (N2969W), Raybrook, NY, Minor damage. Engine failed on takeoff. Autorotation landing. Preliminary indication nr 1 engine bearing had failed.

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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