# Accident 19800526090812A: Bell 206B, Winslow, WA, May 26, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 1980, 17:10 local time
- Place: Winslow, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N5016Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5016Q-1981-05-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,948 total, 543 in this make and model, 84 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA80FA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80FA030) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800526090812A

## Narrative

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

THE HELICOPTER WAS STRUCK BY N91505 WHILE BOTH WERE ENGAGED IN TRAFFIC REPORTS. FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER PLANE

## 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 SEA80FA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80FA030), May 26, 1980: Bell 206B (N5016Q), Winslow, WA, 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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