# Accident 19800327007439A: Bell 206B, Mesquite, NV, March 27, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 27, 1980, 16:15 local time
- Place: Mesquite, NV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.8055° N, 114.0672° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mesquite, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8055&lon=-114.0672&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5018L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5018L-1988-03-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,110 total, 125 in this make and model, 64 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80FVW15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FVW15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800327007439A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED. MADE HARD AUTO ROTATION LANDING. FOUND TURBINE HAD THROWN A BLADE.

## 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 LAX80FVW15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80FVW15), Mar 27, 1980: Bell 206B (N5018L), Mesquite, NV, substantial damage

## Other reports on N5018L (1)

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

- [Accident 19841126063419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841126063419A), Nov 26, 1984: Bell 206B (N5018L), Mancos, CO, Substantial damage. Lost power on initial climb prior to transitional lift. Hard landing chopped off tail boom. Engine tested normal.

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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