# Accident 19800607018359A: Bell 206A, Boise, ID, June 7, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 7, 1980, 11:09 local time
- Place: Boise, ID
- Airport: Boise
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.6135° N, 116.2035° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boise, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.6135&lon=-116.2035&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7068J (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA80FYA15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80FYA15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800607018359A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER RAN OUT OF FUEL AND CRASHED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING.

## 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 SEA80FYA15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA80FYA15), Jun 7, 1980: Bell 206A (N7068J), Boise, ID, 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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