# NTSB CHI76DEM04: Bell 206B, N59449, Hillsdale, IN, July 24, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 24, 1975
- Place: Hillsdale, IN · HILLSDALE, IN
- Location: 39.7846° N, 87.3918° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hillsdale, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7846&lon=-87.3918&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 29, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 150070
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76DEM04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76DEM04-150070

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2535  75/7/24    HILLSDALE,IN        BELL 206B           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1020                    N59449              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  AGE 29, 5237 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            300 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BLOOMINGTON,IN              HILLSDALE,IN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N59449 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19750724024709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750724024709A), Jul 24, 1975: Bell 206B, Hillsdale, IN, Substantial damage

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.

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