# Accident 19801110063369A: Bell 206L, Atmauthluk, AK, November 10, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 10, 1980, 08:47 local time
- Place: Atmauthluk, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Aircraft: N2758C (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,646 total, 1,738 in this make and model, 106 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC81DA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801110063369A

## Narrative

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

SLING LOAD CABLE BROKE. STRUCK MAIN ROTOR. MAIN ROTOR CUT OFF TAIL BOOM. LANDED SAFELY.

## 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 ANC81DA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC81DA005), Nov 10, 1980: Bell 206L (N2758C), Atmauthluk, 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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