# Accident 19770218010869A: Bell 206B, Atlanta, GA, February 18, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 18, 1977
- Place: Atlanta, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Location: 33.7490° N, 84.3880° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Atlanta, GA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7490&lon=-84.3880&mi=10
- Aircraft: N14824, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N14824-2009-07-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 400HP (registry code 03013, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-400hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 3,400 in this make and model, 180 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA77FA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FA032) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770218010869A

## Narrative

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

DURING INITIAL STAGE OF FLIGHT FROM HOVER THE MAIN ROTOR TRUNNION SEPARATED,MAIN ROTOR SYS 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 MIA77FA032](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FA032), Feb 18, 1977: Bell 206B (N14824), Atlanta, GA, 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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