# NTSB NYC76DGM15: Bell 206B, N49636, Lumber City, PA, November 29, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 29, 1975
- Place: Lumber City, PA · LUMBER CITY, PA
- Location: 40.6579° N, 77.6012° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lumber City, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6579&lon=-77.6012&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 15, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151799
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC76DGM15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76DGM15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3534  75/11/29   LUMBER CITY,PA      BELL 206B           CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 3859
        TIME - 1430                    N49636              PX-  0  0  4  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 122 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GRAMPIAN,PA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- FLT ABT 200 FT AGL STRUCK PWR LINE SUSPENDED FM ONE HILLSIDE TO ANOTHER.SURVEYING STRIP MINE SITES
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N49636](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49636-1991-06-04), registration cancelled 1991-06-04, S/N 1810 (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 19751129037619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751129037619A), Nov 29, 1975: Bell 206B, Lumber City, PA, Substantial damage. Flt abt 200 ft AGL struck pwr line suspended fm one hillside to another. Surveying strip mine sites

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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