# Accident 19800125001139A: Bell 206BELL, Anaheim, CA, January 25, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 25, 1980, 10:37 local time
- Place: Anaheim, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8353° N, 117.9145° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Anaheim, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8353&lon=-117.9145&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2774R (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206BELL
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,470 total, 1,800 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80DA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DA040) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800125001139A

## Narrative

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

PILOT EXPERIENCED CONTROL LOSS DURING CRUISE. CRASHED ATTEMPTING EMERGENCY LANDING.

## 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 LAX80DA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DA040), Jan 25, 1980: Bell 206B (N2774R), Anaheim, CA, 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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