# Accident 19800904040429A: Bell 206B, Grassy Butte, ND, September 4, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 1980, 13:30 local time
- Place: Grassy Butte, ND
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.3925° N, 103.2480° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Grassy Butte, ND, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3925&lon=-103.2480&mi=10
- Aircraft: N58005 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,763 total, 0 in this make and model, 251 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN80FA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FA061) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800904040429A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK WIRES WHILE FLYING LOW OVER A RIVER. POSSIBLE DISTRACTION WHILE EATING AND FLYING.

## 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 DEN80FA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FA061), Sep 4, 1980: Bell 206B (N58005), Grassy Butte, ND, substantial damage, 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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