30.3322° N, 81.6557° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Jacksonville, FL, within about 15 miles.Open in the map
Date
February 29, 1980 · 19:34 local
Place
Jacksonville, FL
Airport
Cecil Nas
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N4871U
Reported as
Bell 205A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
VFR pilot vectored to destination airport, reported it in sight. Landed at wrong airport.
As the FAA filed it
VFR PILOT VECTORED TO DESTINATION AIRPORT, REPORTED IT IN SIGHT. LANDED AT WRONG AIRPORT.