# Accident 19760109000419A: Bell 206B, Honolulu, HI, January 9, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 9, 1976
- Place: Honolulu, HI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Location: 21.3069° N, 157.8583° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Honolulu, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=21.3069&lon=-157.8583&mi=10
- Aircraft: N59471, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N59471-1976-02-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 3,535 total, 710 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK76FJA09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76FJA09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760109000419A

## Narrative

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

SETTLED INTO OCEAN.DOWNWIND GUSTS TO 22K.POP OUT FLOATS NOT ARMED.FLOATATION EQUIP AVAIL,NOT USED.

## 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 OAK76FJA09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76FJA09), Jan 9, 1976: Bell 206B (N59471), Honolulu, HI, substantial damage, 1 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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