# Accident 19780105022399A: Bell 206L, Courtney,Pa, PA, January 5, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 5, 1978
- Place: Courtney,Pa, PA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 40.2187° N, 79.9687° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Courtney, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2187&lon=-79.9687&mi=10
- Aircraft: N200BA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N200BA-1981-10-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206L (registry code 1181522, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 3,649 total, 650 in this make and model, 170 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC78FA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FA020) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780105022399A

## Narrative

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

BAROMETRIC PRESSURE IN AREA 30.18 HG,ALTIMETER PRESSURE SETTING 30.0 HG.STRUCK TREES 1200FT MSL.

## 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 NYC78FA020](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FA020), Jan 5, 1978: Bell 206L (N200BA), Courtney, PA, destroyed, 3 fatal

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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