# NTSB CHI79DEX01: Bell 206, N206M, Rockville, IN, October 14, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 14, 1978
- Place: Rockville, IN · ROCKVILLE, IN
- Location: 39.7665° N, 87.2295° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rockville, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7665&lon=-87.2295&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Emergency descent](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/600) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 21, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137969
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI79DEX01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79DEX01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4177  78/10/14 NR.ROCKVILLE,IN       BELL 206            CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1400                    N206M               PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      42, 5532 TOTAL HOURS, 233
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          INDIANAPOLIS,IN             INDIANAPOLIS,IN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: AUTOROTATIVE DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE
                                  AIRFRAME BUFFET
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N206M](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N206M-2002-03-22), registration cancelled 2002-03-22, S/N 45002 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206
- Registry model: [Bell 206L](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206l) (registry code 1181522) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Allison 250-C30 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c30-series) (registry code 03015, turbo-shaft) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo jet
- 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 19781014033999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781014033999A), Oct 14, 1978: Bell 206B1, Rockville,In, 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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