# Accident 19770525036309A: Bell 214B1, Happy Camp, CA, May 25, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 1977
- Place: Happy Camp, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Location: 41.8157° N, 123.3926° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Happy Camp, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8157&lon=-123.3926&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16665 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 214B1
- Reported engine: LYC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,500 total, 592 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK77FVG36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77FVG36) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770525036309A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER USED IN LOGGING OPERATION.

## 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 OAK77FVG36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77FVG36), May 25, 1977: Bell 214B-1 (N16665), Happy Camp, CA, 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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