# Accident 19770331021249A: Bell 214B1, Liberty, WA, March 31, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 1977
- Place: Liberty, WA
- Airport: Heli Service Area
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Aircraft: N90128, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90128-1977-09-21) (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: 4,280 total, 180 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA77FA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770331021249A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER LOGGING.TURNING TOWARD LOGGING SITE.INFLT SEPN OF VERTICAL FIN FM TAILBOOM.

## 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 SEA77FA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FA024), Mar 31, 1977: Bell 214B-1 (N90128), Liberty, WA, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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