# Accident 19800503018759A: Bell 206B, Malabar, FL, May 3, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 3, 1980, 18:15 local time
- Place: Malabar, FL
- Phase of flight: Idling Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9871° N, 80.5824° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Malabar, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9871&lon=-80.5824&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5004U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5004U-2013-08-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 400HP (registry code 03013, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-400hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 3,300 total, 1,600 in this make and model, 230 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA80DA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80DA059) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800503018759A

## Narrative

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

LEFT ENGINE RUNNING ON GROUND. PASSENGER BACKED INTO TAIL ROTOR.

## 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 MIA80DA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80DA059), May 3, 1980: Bell 206B (N5004U), Malabar, FL, no damage, 1 fatal

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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