# Accident 19770904033429A: Bell 206L, Hightstown, PA, September 4, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 1977
- Place: Hightstown, PA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Aircraft: N49575, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49575-1998-08-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206L (registry code 1181522, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,090 total, 3,090 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC77FHD30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FHD30) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770904033429A

## Narrative

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

TOTAL DRAINED AND COLLECTED FUEL - 20 OZ. PLT AUTOROTATED TO LARGE OPEN FIELD.

## 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 NYC77FHD30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FHD30), Sep 4, 1977: Bell 206L (N49575), Hightstown, NJ, substantial damage

## Other reports on N49575 (3)

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

- [Incident 19870513038559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870513038559I), May 13, 1987: Bell 206L (N49575), New York, NY, Minor damage. The helicopter contacted main rotor blades of a parked helicopter on liftoff.
- [Accident 19820425015621A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820425015621A), Apr 25, 1982: Bell 206L (N49575), New York, NY, Minor damage. Started engine, rotors collided with another helicopter, N16696, with rotors idling while loading passengers.
- [Incident 19780523039552I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780523039552I), May 23, 1978: Bell 206L (N49575), New York, NY, Minor damage. Aircraft's rotor blade collided with parked copter at flight idle waiting for cool down. N16664.

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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