# Accident 19800830039039A: Bell 206A, Red Lodge, MT, August 30, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 1980, 17:15 local time
- Place: Red Lodge, MT
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 45.1933° N, 109.2501° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Red Lodge, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1933&lon=-109.2501&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8030, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8030-1983-02-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206A (registry code 1181508, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206A
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 2,687 total, 436 in this make and model, 155 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN80FA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FA059) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800830039039A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL OF HELICOPTER IN HOVER OVER A LAKE WHEN WINDSHIELD FOGGED UP. SPUN INTO LAKE. NO FLOTATION EQUIPMENT.

## 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 DEN80FA059](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FA059), Aug 30, 1980: Bell 206A/B (N8030), Red Lodge, MT, destroyed, 3 fatal

## Other reports on N8030 (1)

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

- [Accident 19730322004689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730322004689A), Mar 22, 1973: Bell 206A (N8030), Rimersburg, PA, Substantial damage. Afct struck ground hard tail first. Owner requested pilot to demonstrate autorotation dscnt.

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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