# Accident 19790419015669A: Bell 214B1, Darby, MT, April 19, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 1979, 13:45 local time
- Place: Darby, MT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- 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: N226RM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N226RM-1981-12-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 214B-1 (registry code 1182105, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-214b-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 214B1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,114 total, 1,745 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA79FA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790419015669A

## Narrative

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

PILOT RELEASED SLING LOAD. WEIGHT DECREASE CAUSED ROTOR TO FLEX AND SEVER THE TAIL OF THE HELIOPTER. OVER GROSS WGT

## 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 SEA79FA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA79FA031), Apr 19, 1979: Bell 214B-1 (N226RM), Darby, MT, destroyed, 2 fatal

## Other reports on N226RM (1)

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

- [Accident 19770813026179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770813026179A), Aug 13, 1977: Bell 214B1 (N226RM), Silverthorne, CO, 1 fatal. One loop of choker cable unhooked. Tower fell.

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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