# Accident 19780406007029A: Bell 206B, Salida, CO, April 6, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 1978
- Place: Salida, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Power On Descent (Rotorcraft)
- Location: 38.5301° N, 105.9984° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Salida, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5301&lon=-105.9984&mi=10
- Aircraft: N216RM (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,990 total, 90 in this make and model, 144 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN78FTE47](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FTE47) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780406007029A

## Narrative

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

AC HIT ROCKS. DA APPROX 12000FT.

## 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 DEN78FTE47](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FTE47), Apr 6, 1978: Bell 206B (N216RM), Salida, CO, 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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