# Accident 19800209002171A: Bell 206B, Friendswood, TX, February 9, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 9, 1980, 07:30 local time
- Place: Friendswood, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ERAA
- Location: 29.5077° N, 95.2006° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Friendswood, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5077&lon=-95.2006&mi=10
- Aircraft: N376EH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N376EH-1990-03-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,715 total, 792 in this make and model, 141 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80FA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FA040) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800209002171A

## Narrative

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

LEANED DOWN TO TUNE RADIO. COLLIDED WITH ANOTHER HELICOPTER IN CRUISE FLIGHT. LANDED SAFELY.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N14815, Bell 206B: [Accident 19800209002172A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800209002172A)

## 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 FTW80FA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FA040), Feb 9, 1980: Bell 206B (N376EH), Friendswood, TX, substantial damage, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N376EH (1)

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

- [Accident 19851023052949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851023052949A), Oct 23, 1985: Bell 206B (N376EH), Port O Connor, TX, Substantial damage. Engine lost power during cruise. Autorotation to area of sand dunes and gullies. Air sensing line disconnected.

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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