# Accident 19800311004859A: Bell 206L, El Reno, OK, March 11, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 11, 1980, 21:30 local time
- Place: El Reno, OK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5323° N, 97.9550° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of El Reno, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5323&lon=-97.9550&mi=10
- Aircraft: N144MB (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,330 total, 311 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80FPJ11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FPJ11) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800311004859A

## Narrative

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

LOW FUEL LIGHT CAME ON, CONTINUED UNTIL ACFT RAN OUT OF FUEL. MADE HARD, NIGHT EMERGENCY LANDING. SEVERED TAIL BOOM

## 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 FTW80FPJ11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FPJ11), Mar 11, 1980: Bell 206L (N144MB), El Reno, OK, 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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