# Accident 19770901033409A: Bell 206L, El Reno, OK, September 1, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 1, 1977
- Place: El Reno, OK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 35.5323° N, 97.9550° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of El Reno, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5323&lon=-97.9550&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66LJ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L
- Reported engine: ALLSN
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,063 total, 34 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW77DPJ34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77DPJ34) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770901033409A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 FTW77DPJ34](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77DPJ34), Sep 1, 1977: Bell 206L (N66LJ), El Reno, OK, 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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