# Accident 19800506012679A: Bell 206L1, Gibson, LA, May 6, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 6, 1980, 11:56 local time
- Place: Gibson, LA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 29.6869° N, 90.9907° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gibson, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6869&lon=-90.9907&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5017F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5017F-2012-12-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206L (registry code 1181522, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L1
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C28
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 4,305 total, 617 in this make and model, 109 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80FA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FA069) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800506012679A

## Narrative

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

CHIP LIGHT ON. BEGAN RETURN. ENGINE BLEW UP. CAUSED CABIN SMOKE, FIRE, AIRFRAME SEPARATION. TURBINE WHEEL BURST.

## 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 FTW80FA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FA069), May 6, 1980: Bell 206L-1 (N5017F), Gibson, LA, destroyed, 2 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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