# NTSB OAK77FVG36: Bell 214B-1, N16665, Happy Camp, CA, May 25, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: May 25, 1977
- Place: Happy Camp, CA · HAPPY CAMP, CA
- Location: 41.8157° N, 123.3926° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Happy Camp, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8157&lon=-123.3926&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report December 28, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146746
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK77FVG36
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77FVG36

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3956  77/5/25    HAPPY CAMP,CA       BELL 214B-1         CR-  0  2  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 7500
        TIME - 0645                    N16665              PX-  0  0  0  OTHER                     TOTAL HOURS, 592 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HAPPY CAMP,CA               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: HOVERING
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: COMPRESSOR STALLS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- HELICOPTER USED IN LOGGING OPERATION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N16665 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 214B-1
- 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 19770525036309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770525036309A), May 25, 1977: Bell 214B1, Happy Camp, CA, Substantial damage. Helicopter used in logging operation.

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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