# Accident 19760729038899A: Bell 206B, Colville River, AK, July 29, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 1976
- Place: Colville River, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Aircraft: N59568, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N59568-1991-10-10) (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: 2,582 total, 470 in this make and model, 196 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC76AA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76AA115) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760729038899A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 ANC76AA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC76AA115), Jul 29, 1976: Bell 206B (N59568), Colville River, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N59568 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19910216002519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910216002519A), Feb 16, 1991: Bell 206B (N59568), Kodiak, AK, Substantial damage. Lifted off mountain. Encountered whiteout conditions. Lost control and crashed.

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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