# Accident 19761017031969A: Bell 206B, Aztec, NM, October 17, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 1976
- Place: Aztec, NM
- Airport: Aztec Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 36.8369° N, 108.0287° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at AZTEC MUNI (N19), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8369&lon=-108.0287&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9914K, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9914K-1985-02-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,796 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 190 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN77DQA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77DQA03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761017031969A

## Narrative

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

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## 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 DEN77DQA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77DQA03), Oct 17, 1976: Bell 206B (N9914K), Aztec, NM, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9914K (1)

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

- [Accident 19821018053492A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821018053492A), Oct 18, 1982: Bell 206B (N9914K), Intracoastal Ci, LA, Destroyed. On climbout from an oil rig platform, collided with N55AL that was on approach to same platform. No witnesses.

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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