# Accident 19800829040699A: Bell 206B, Deadhorse, AK, August 29, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 29, 1980, 16:45 local time
- Place: Deadhorse, AK
- Airport: Deadhorse
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: ERAA
- Location: 70.1948° N, 148.4652° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DEADHORSE (SCC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=70.1948&lon=-148.4652&mi=10
- Aircraft: N390EH (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,883 total, 1,883 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC80DAA25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DAA25) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800829040699A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE QUIT AFTER TAKEOFF. MADE HARD AUTOROTATE LANDING. FOUND WATER AND DIRT IN FUEL SYSTEM.

## 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 ANC80DAA25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC80DAA25), Aug 29, 1980: Bell 206B (N390EH), Deadhorse, AK, 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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