# Accident 19760221006349A: Bell 206B, Lagrande, OR, February 21, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 21, 1976
- Place: Lagrande, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Location: 45.3240° N, 118.0855° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of La Grande, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.3240&lon=-118.0855&mi=10
- Aircraft: N96117 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 946 total, 149 in this make and model, 133 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA76DYC32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76DYC32) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760221006349A

## Narrative

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

ATTMPTD TKOF FRM 8600FT MSL MTN.

## 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 SEA76DYC32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76DYC32), Feb 21, 1976: Bell 206B (N96117), Lagrande, OR, 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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