# Accident 19800718034829A: Bell 205A1, Arcola, TX, July 18, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 1980, 15:20 local time
- Place: Arcola, TX
- Airport: Arcola Houston
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.5038° N, 95.4696° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Arcola, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.5038&lon=-95.4696&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6207N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6207N-1982-08-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 205A-1 (registry code 1181414, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-205a-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 205A1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,940 total, 500 in this make and model, 74 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80FA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FA093) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800718034829A

## Narrative

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

FRONT CROSS TUBE ON HELICOPTER FLOAT GEAR, FAILED IN FLIGHT. AIRCRAFT BROKE UP, FELL TO GROUND INVERTED.

## 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 FTW80FA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80FA093), Jul 18, 1980: Bell 205A-1 (N6207N), Arcola, TX, destroyed, 1 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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