# Accident 19760715023479A: Bell 206B, Berwick, LA, July 15, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 1976
- Place: Berwick, LA
- Airport: Berwick
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Location: 29.7005° N, 91.2352° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Berwick, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7005&lon=-91.2352&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8176J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8176J-1996-01-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,313 total, 533 in this make and model, 148 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW76AF109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76AF109) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760715023479A

## Narrative

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

GRASS FIRE ONLY. SKID CAUGHT UNDER REFUELING LINE.

## 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 FTW76AF109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76AF109), Jul 15, 1976: Bell 206B (N8176J), Berwick, LA, destroyed

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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