# Accident 19800826039829A: Bell 206L1, Houston, TX, August 26, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 1980, 14:27 local time
- Place: Houston, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 29.7633° N, 95.3633° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Houston, TX, within about 14 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7633&lon=-95.3633&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1069C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1069C-2000-05-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 (registry code 1182107, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206l-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L1
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,434 total, 41 in this make and model, 103 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80DRA49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DRA49) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800826039829A

## Narrative

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

PILOT MADE EMERGENCY LANDING ON WATER. HELICOPTER SHORT SHAFT HAD FAILED.

## 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 FTW80DRA49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DRA49), Aug 26, 1980: Bell 206L1 (N1069C), Gulf Coast, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1069C (1)

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

- [Incident 19820208010799I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820208010799I), Feb 8, 1982: Bell 206L1 (N1069C), Galveston, TX, Minor damage. Engine decelerated on climbout from a gulf oil rig. Helicopter destroyed by waves and recovery.

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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