# NTSB FTW77DRD11: Bell 206B, N7837S, Sour Lake, TX, April 17, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 17, 1977
- Place: Sour Lake, TX · SOUR LAKE, TX
- Location: 30.1377° N, 94.4043° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sour Lake, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1377&lon=-94.4043&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 20, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157298
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW77DRD11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77DRD11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0621  77/4/17    SOUR LAKE,TX        BELL 206B           CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 5826
        TIME - 1645                    N7837S              PX-  0  0  1  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 1052 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GALVESTON,TX                SOUR LAKE,TX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7837S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7837S-1978-07-07), registration cancelled 1978-07-07, S/N 37 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Registry model: [Bell 206B](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (registry code 1181511) (OpenAirDocs)
- 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 19770417008689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770417008689A), Apr 17, 1977: Bell 206B1, Sour Lake, TX, 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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