# Accident 19770801033989A: Bell 206B, Encino, CA, August 1, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 1, 1977
- Place: Encino, CA
- Airport: Van Nuys
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 34.2098° N, 118.4900° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at VAN NUYS (VNY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2098&lon=-118.4900&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4TV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4TV-1984-04-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 7,193 total, 381 in this make and model, 181 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX77FA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FA060) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770801033989A

## Narrative

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

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## 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 LAX77FA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FA060), Aug 1, 1977: Bell 206B (N4TV), Encino, CA, 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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