# Accident 19801102061529A: Bell 206L, Hanalei, HI, November 2, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 2, 1980, 11:20 local time
- Place: Hanalei, HI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 22.2038° N, 159.4977° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hanalei, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=22.2038&lon=-159.4977&mi=10
- Aircraft: N59358 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 870 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81FJA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FJA03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801102061529A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO HOVER ABOVE HELICOPTERS ALTITUDE CAPABILITIES WITH FULL LOAD. LOST PEDAL. HARD TAIL-FIRST LANDING.

## 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 LAX81FJA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FJA03), Nov 2, 1980: Bell 206L (N59358), Kauai, HI, 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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