# Accident 19800601018069A: Bell 206B, Intracoastal Ci, LA, June 1, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 1980, 10:31 local time
- Place: Intracoastal Ci, LA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ALGA
- Location: 29.7844° N, 92.1562° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Intracoastal City, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7844&lon=-92.1562&mi=10
- Aircraft: N59541, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N59541-2015-04-09) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,163 total, 350 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80FA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FA081) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800601018069A

## Narrative

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

HEARD BANG IN REAR OF AIRCRAFT ON LIFTOFF. WENT INTO WATER IN NOSEDOWN SPIN. TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT COUPLING BROKE.

## 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 FTW80FA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FA081), Jun 1, 1980: Bell 206B (N59541), Intercstl City, LA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N59541 (1)

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

- [Accident 20141016018859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141016018859A), Oct 16, 2014: Bell 206B (N59541), Prattville, AL, Substantial damage. Fuel exaustion during approach to landing

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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