# Accident 19770813026179A: Bell 214B1, Silverthorne, CO, August 13, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 1977
- Place: Silverthorne, CO
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Location: 39.6648° N, 106.0935° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Silverthorne, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6648&lon=-106.0935&mi=10
- Aircraft: N226RM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N226RM-1981-12-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 214B-1 (registry code 1182105, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-214b-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 214B1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 5,480 total, 738 in this make and model, 82 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN77FTE74](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77FTE74) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770813026179A

## Narrative

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

ONE LOOP OF CHOKER CABLE UNHOOKED.TOWER FELL.

## 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 DEN77FTE74](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77FTE74), Aug 13, 1977: Bell 214B-1 (N226RM), Silverthorne, CO, no damage

## Other reports on N226RM (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19790419015669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790419015669A), Apr 19, 1979: Bell 214B1 (N226RM), Darby, MT, Destroyed. Pilot released sling load. Weight decrease caused rotor to flex and sever the tail of the heliopter. Over gross wgt

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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