# NTSB IAD77DA026: Bell 206B, N9929K, Prestonburg, KY, March 3, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: March 3, 1977
- Place: Prestonburg, KY · PRESTONBURG, KY
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 1, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157385
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD77DA026
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77DA026

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0266   77/3/3    PRESTONBURG,KY      BELL 206B           CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 1936
        TIME - 1000                    N9929K              PX-  0  0  1  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 1285 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COMBS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PRESTONBURG,KY              COAL MINE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ROLL OVER                                                TAKEOFF: VERTICAL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTERFERENCE WITH FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- PAX KNOCKED CONTROL OUT OF PLT'S HAND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9929K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9929K-1978-09-26), registration cancelled 1978-09-26, S/N 1983 (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Combs

## 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 19770303007589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770303007589A), Mar 3, 1977: Bell 206B, Prestonburg, KY, Substantial damage. Pax knocked control out of plt's hand.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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