# Accident 19800501012769A: Bell 214B, Bend, OR, May 1, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 1980, 11:15 local time
- Place: Bend, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Location: 44.0582° N, 121.3153° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bend, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0582&lon=-121.3153&mi=10
- Aircraft: N224RM (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 214B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,608 total, 4,194 in this make and model, 213 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA80DYK08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80DYK08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800501012769A

## Narrative

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

CLUTCH FAILED DURING EXTERNAL LOAD LIFT. MADE HARD AUTOROTATION LANDING AMONG LOGS.

## 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 SEA80DYK08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80DYK08), May 1, 1980: Bell 214B-1 (N224RM), Bend, OR, 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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