# Accident 19771215039149A: Bell 206B, San Jose, CA, December 15, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 15, 1977
- Place: San Jose, CA
- Airport: San Jose Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Location: 37.3394° N, 121.8950° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Jose, CA, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3394&lon=-121.8950&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90226, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90226-1978-05-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,725 total, 170 in this make and model, 48 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK78FVM06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FVM06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771215039149A

## Narrative

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

LEFT HAND TRANSMISSION SPINDLE SECURING NUT AND WASHER MISSING,NO COTTER PIN FOUND.

## 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 OAK78FVM06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78FVM06), Dec 15, 1977: Bell 206B (N90226), San Jose, CA, 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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