# Accident 19800717029329A: Bell 206BELL, Tulsa, OK, July 17, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 1980, 17:10 local time
- Place: Tulsa, OK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1540° N, 95.9928° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tulsa, OK, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1540&lon=-95.9928&mi=10
- Aircraft: N17HC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206BELL
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,191 total, 214 in this make and model, 122 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80FPM13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FPM13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800717029329A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE LOST POWER ON TAKEOFF. STRUCK WIRES ON FORCED LANDING. FOUND COMPRESSOR SECTION WITH FOD.

## 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 FTW80FPM13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FPM13), Jul 17, 1980: Bell 206B (N17HC), Tulsa, OK, 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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