# Accident 19760617018989A: Bell 204B, Ozark, AL, June 17, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 1976
- Place: Ozark, AL
- Airport: Blackwell
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 31.4591° N, 85.6405° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ozark, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.4591&lon=-85.6405&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8513F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8513F-1978-04-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 204-B (registry code 1181404, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-204-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 204B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,814 total, 133 in this make and model, 183 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA76FKJ73](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FKJ73) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760617018989A

## Narrative

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

EXIT HATCH SEPARATED IN FLT - STRUCK TAIL ROTOR.

## 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 MIA76FKJ73](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FKJ73), Jun 17, 1976: Bell 204B (N8513F), Ozark, AL, 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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