# NTSB DEN77FTE74: Bell 214B-1, N226RM, Silverthorne, CO, August 13, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 13, 1977
- Place: Silverthorne, CO · SILVERTHORNE, CO
- Location: 39.6648° N, 106.0935° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Silverthorne, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6648&lon=-106.0935&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 7, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158688
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN77FTE74
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77FTE74

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2762  77/8/13    SILVERTHORNE,CO     BELL 214B-1         CR-  0  0  2  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 5480
        TIME - 1130                    N226RM              PX-  0  0  0  CONSTRUCTION              TOTAL HOURS, 738 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED        UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED         UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            IN FLIGHT: HOVERING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: GROUND CREWMAN
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED
        REMARKS- ONE LOOP OF CHOKER CABLE UNHOOKED.TOWER FELL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N226RM](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N226RM-1981-12-21), registration cancelled 1981-12-21, S/N 28020, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 214B-1
- Registry model: [Bell 214B-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-214b-1) (registry code 1182105) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: No 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 19770813026179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770813026179A), Aug 13, 1977: Bell 214B1, Silverthorne, CO, 1 fatal. One loop of choker cable unhooked. Tower fell.

## Other investigations on N226RM (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

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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