# Accident 19800803036119A: Bell 206A, Cahokia, IL, August 3, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 1980, 16:30 local time
- Place: Cahokia, IL
- Airport: Parks Bi-State
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Aerial Taxi From Ldg/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5709° N, 90.1901° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cahokia, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5709&lon=-90.1901&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7864S (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 150 in this make and model, 130 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI80FCA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FCA01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800803036119A

## Narrative

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

MAIN MOTOR MAST FAILED AFTER HELICOPTER HAD BEEN POSITIONED ON PARKING RAMP AFTER FLIGHT.

## 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 CHI80FCA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FCA01), Aug 3, 1980: Bell 206A (N7864S), Cahokia, IL, 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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