# NTSB IAD78FLQ23: Bell 206B, N55EA, Salyersville, KY, July 11, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: July 11, 1978
- Place: Salyersville, KY · SALYERSVILLE, KY
- Location: 37.7419° N, 83.0636° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Salyersville, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7419&lon=-83.0636&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 31, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 141773
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD78FLQ23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FLQ23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1308  78/7/11  NR.SALYERSVILLE,KY    BELL 206B           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 2944
        TIME - 1630                    N55EA               PX-  0  1  1  CORP/EXEC                 TOTAL HOURS, 194 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SALYERSVILLE,KY            SALYERSVILLE,KY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       STATIC: IDLING ROTORS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N55EA](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N55EA-1990-12-27), registration cancelled 1990-12-27, S/N 45588 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Registry model: [Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206l-1) (registry code 1182107) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Minor 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 19780711016629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780711016629A), Jul 11, 1978: Bell 206B1, Salyersville, KY, Minor 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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