# Accident 19800119008989A: Bell 206B, Sebastian, FL, January 19, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 19, 1980, 22:10 local time
- Place: Sebastian, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.7792° N, 80.4827° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sebastian, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.7792&lon=-80.4827&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31LM (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- People aboard: 9
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,960 total, 1,120 in this make and model, 216 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA80FLD32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FLD32) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800119008989A

## Narrative

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

FOGGED WINDSHIELD AND AUTO HEADLIGHTS BLINDED PILOT WHILE HOVERING. ROTORS HIT WIRES AND AUTOS.

## 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 MIA80FLD32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FLD32), Jan 19, 1980: Bell 206B (N31LM), Sebastion, 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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