# Accident 19800104000599A: Bell 206B, Shelbyville, KY, January 4, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 4, 1980, 10:40 local time
- Place: Shelbyville, KY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2063° N, 85.2336° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shelbyville, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2063&lon=-85.2336&mi=10
- Aircraft: N77HB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N77HB-1980-06-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,785 total, 800 in this make and model, 108 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD80FLQ08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80FLQ08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800104000599A

## Narrative

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

MADE HARD AUTOROTATION LANDING ON HIGHWAY MEDIAN WHEN ENGINE QUIT. AIRCRAFT BOUNCED. ROLLED OVER.

## 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 IAD80FLQ08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80FLQ08), Jan 4, 1980: Bell 206B (N77HB), Shelbyville, KY, 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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