# Accident 19760622028929A: Bell 204B, Masontown, PA, June 22, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 1976
- Place: Masontown, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 39.8487° N, 79.9087° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Masontown, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8487&lon=-79.9087&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1308X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1308X-1978-05-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 204-B (registry code 1181404, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-204-b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 204B
- Reported engine: LYC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,850 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 112 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC76FGM35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FGM35) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760622028929A

## Narrative

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

FUEL REG SET 109 DEGREES.LYC P/N 1-100-490-06. FRACTURE OCRD BY STRESS RUPTURE MECHANISM.

## 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 NYC76FGM35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FGM35), Jun 22, 1976: Bell 204-B (N1308X), Masontown, PA, 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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