# NTSB SEA76DYI46: Bell 206B, N100YB, Westport, WA, June 26, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 26, 1976
- Place: Westport, WA · WESTPORT, WA
- Location: 46.8918° N, 124.1198° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Westport, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8918&lon=-124.1198&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 30, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154399
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA76DYI46
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA76DYI46

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1748  76/6/26    WESTPORT,WA         BELL 206B           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 63, 2935
        TIME - 1600                    N100YB              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 135 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OLYMPIA,WA                  WESTPORT,WA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N100YB](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N100YB-1978-10-18), registration cancelled 1978-10-18, S/N 1892 (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 19760626017559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760626017559A), Jun 26, 1976: Bell 206B1, Westport, WA, Substantial 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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