# Accident 19781227041189A: Bell 214B, Darby, MT, December 27, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 27, 1978
- Place: Darby, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 46.0245° N, 114.1797° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Darby, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.0245&lon=-114.1797&mi=10
- Aircraft: N224RM (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 214B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,348 total, 958 in this make and model, 261 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA79FTI05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FTI05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781227041189A

## Narrative

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

LOGGING OPNS, SPRAGS IN FREE WHEELING UNIT FAILED. OVERHAUL 54 HRIOR.

## 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 SEA79FTI05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FTI05), Dec 27, 1978: Bell 214B-1 (N224RM), Darby, MT, 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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