# Accident 19791002040689A: Bell 206B, Pembroke Pines, FL, October 2, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 1979, 15:00 local time
- Place: Pembroke Pines, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.0031° N, 80.2239° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pembroke Pines, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.0031&lon=-80.2239&mi=10
- Aircraft: N27598 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,040 total, 725 in this make and model, 175 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA80FKT01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FKT01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791002040689A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO LAND ON A LEVEE. ROTOR HIT SIDE OF LEVEE. HELICOPTER TUMBLED INTO A CANAL.

## 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 MIA80FKT01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FKT01), Oct 2, 1979: Bell 206B (N27598), Pembroke Pines, FL, substantial damage

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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