# Accident 19770804023409A: Bell 206L, Knoxville, TN, August 4, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 1977
- Place: Knoxville, TN
- Airport: Mcghee Tyson
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Location: 35.8111° N, 83.9941° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at MC GHEE TYSON (TYS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8111&lon=-83.9941&mi=10
- Aircraft: N970CR (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,374 total, 385 in this make and model, 154 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD77DKW25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77DKW25) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770804023409A

## Narrative

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

EXECUTED QUICK STOP MANEUVER AT HOVER BETWEEN RUNWAYS.

## 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 IAD77DKW25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77DKW25), Aug 4, 1977: Bell 206L (N970CR), Knoxville, TN, 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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