# NTSB IAD77DKW25: Bell 206L, N970CR, Knoxville, TN, August 4, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 4, 1977
- Place: Knoxville, TN · KNOXVILLE, TN
- Location: 35.9606° N, 83.9207° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Knoxville, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9606&lon=-83.9207&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 15, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146195
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD77DKW25
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD77DKW25

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1917   77/8/4    KNOXVILLE,TN        BELL 206L           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 4374
        TIME - 1925                    N970CR              PX-  0  0  1  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 385 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MCGHEE TYSON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KNOXVILLE,TN                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  TAXI: AERIAL TAXI, OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
        REMARKS- EXECUTED QUICK STOP MANEUVER AT HOVER BETWEEN RUNWAYS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N970CR (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mcghee Tyson

## 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 19770804023409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770804023409A), Aug 4, 1977: Bell 206L, Knoxville, TN, Substantial damage. Executed quick stop maneuver at hover between runways.

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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