# Accident 19800408008129A: Bell 206B, Ft Collins, CO, April 8, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 8, 1980, 09:30 local time
- Place: Ft Collins, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5853° N, 105.0844° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Collins, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5853&lon=-105.0844&mi=10
- Aircraft: N27502, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27502-1988-06-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,501 total, 3,100 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN80FTE39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FTE39) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800408008129A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER WAS HIT BY SEVERE WIND GUST WHILE LANDING. AIRCRAFT WENT INTO A SPIN INTO TREES.

## 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 DEN80FTE39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FTE39), Apr 8, 1980: Bell 206B (N27502), Ft Collins, CO, 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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