# Accident 19791107032419A: Bell 206A, Amity, OR, November 7, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 7, 1979, 09:45 local time
- Place: Amity, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Location: 45.1162° N, 123.1997° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Amity, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1162&lon=-123.1997&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6212N (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,686 total, 365 in this make and model, 147 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA80FYM04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80FYM04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791107032419A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER PILOT DRAGGED EXTERNAL LOAD ON GROUND DURING LIFT-OFF. LOWER EMERGENCY RELEASE HOOK FAILED TO RELEASE.

## 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 SEA80FYM04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80FYM04), Nov 7, 1979: Bell 206A (N6212N), Amity, OR, 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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