# Accident 19770730037749A: Bell 214B, Sawyers Bar, CA, July 30, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 1977
- Place: Sawyers Bar, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Location: 41.2974° N, 123.1303° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sawyers Bar, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2974&lon=-123.1303&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16805, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16805-2011-02-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 214B-1 (registry code 1182105, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-214b-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming T-55 SER TS (registry code 41555, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-t-55-ser-ts) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 214B
- Reported engine: LYC
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,600 total, 1,067 in this make and model, 280 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK77FVG54](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77FVG54) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770730037749A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER ENGAGED IN LOGGING OPERATION. ACCESSORY INNER BEVEL GEAR,P/N 2-070-005-02,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 OAK77FVG54](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77FVG54), Jul 30, 1977: Bell 214B1 (N16805), Sawyers Bar, 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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