# Accident 19800916044479A: Bell 206BELL, Intracoastal Ci, LA, September 16, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 16, 1980, 13:14 local time
- Place: Intracoastal Ci, LA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 29.7844° N, 92.1562° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Intracoastal City, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7844&lon=-92.1562&mi=10
- Aircraft: N27758, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N27758) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C20B (registry code 03081, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206BELL
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,068 total, 1,337 in this make and model, 197 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW80DA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DA117) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800916044479A

## Narrative

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

HEARD SNAP, BANG IN TAIL ROTOR AREA ON HOVER. LANDED SAFE. FOUND TAIL ROTOR ASSEMBLY AND BLADE DAMAGE, UNDETERMINED

## 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 FTW80DA117](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW80DA117), Sep 16, 1980: Bell 206B (N27758), Intracstl Cy, LA, 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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