# Accident 19970908038069A: Bell 206B, Napa, CA, September 8, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 1997, 10:06 local time
- Place: Napa, CA
- Airport: Napa County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5500° N, 122.1495° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5500&lon=-122.1495&mi=10
- Aircraft: N770GG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N770GG-2003-07-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 400HP (registry code 03013, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-400hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,600 total, 1,450 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX97LA317](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA317) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970908038069A

## Narrative

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

TIRED TAXI WITH TIEDOWN CHAINS ATTACHE. ROLLED OVER. PILOT FAILED NOTE RAMP PERSON TIED SKIDS DUE HIGH WIND.

## 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 LAX97LA317](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX97LA317), Sep 8, 1997: Bell 206B (N770GG), Napa, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of the pilot to perform an adequate preflight, which resulted in him failing to notice and release the tie down chains.

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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