# Accident 19770405007839A: Bell 206B, Laramie, WY, April 5, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 1977
- Place: Laramie, WY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Idling Rotors
- Location: 41.3118° N, 105.6065° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Laramie, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3118&lon=-105.6065&mi=10
- Aircraft: N217RM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N217RM-1978-07-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell Helicopter Textron 206B (registry code 1181518, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,810 total, 1,360 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN77DTC09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77DTC09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770405007839A

## Narrative

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

SEISMIC EXPLORATION SUPPORT.MAX GUSTS 25KTS.WEATHER BRIEF FROM FSS AND LOCAL TV.ENG TORQUE 40 .

## 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 DEN77DTC09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77DTC09), Apr 5, 1977: Bell 206B (N217RM), Laramie, WY, 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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