# Incident 19800423046439I: Bell 206B, Kauai, HI, April 23, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 23, 1980, 10:45 local time
- Place: Kauai, HI
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 22.0494° N, 159.5310° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kauaʻi, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=22.0494&lon=-159.5310&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90194, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90194-2013-08-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C20 series (registry code 03020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,808 total, 650 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800423046439I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED SEVERE TURBULENCE. PILOT LOST CONTROL BUT MANAGED TO LAND SUCCESSFULLY.

## Other reports on N90194 (1)

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

- [Accident 19960201001169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960201001169A), Feb 1, 1996: Bell 206B (N90194), Kamuela, HI, Substantial damage. Forced hard autorotation landing. Engine nose case NR1 bearing failed. Siezed. Had prior metal in oil incidents.

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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