# Accident 19790624040039A: Bell 206B, Gobernador, NM, June 24, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 1979, 16:00 local time
- Place: Gobernador, NM
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N16810, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16810) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C20B (registry code 03081, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,890 total, 3,867 in this make and model, 176 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN79FA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FA046) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790624040039A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

FORCED LANDING DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE. CAUSE OF ENGINE FAILURE NOT DETERMINED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB DEN79FA046](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79FA046), Jun 24, 1979: Bell 206B (N16810), Gobernador, NM, substantial damage

## Other reports on N16810 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20200731011869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200731011869I), Jul 31, 2020: Bell 206B (N16810), Hubbard, NE, Minor damage. Helicopter conducting aerial spraying hit a power line. Pilot stated he had been passing under the wires for several passes, but on the last pass allowed his…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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