# Accident 19770126001729A: Bell 214B1, Salmon, ID, January 26, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 26, 1977
- Place: Salmon, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Location: 45.1744° N, 113.8948° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Salmon, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1744&lon=-113.8948&mi=10
- Aircraft: N225RM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N225RM-2013-08-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 214B-1 (registry code 1182105, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-214b-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 214B1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,936 total, 276 in this make and model, 217 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA77FYA09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FYA09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770126001729A

## Narrative

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

LOGGING OPN.ATMTD TO LIFT OVR 8000LB EXTERNAL LOAD.LOUD BANG,INPUT QUILL FREE-WHEELING UNIT FAILED

## 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 SEA77FYA09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FYA09), Jan 26, 1977: Bell 214B1 (N225RM), Salmon, ID, 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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