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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Bell 206B · FL · November 12, 1980

Date
November 12, 1980
Place
FL
Phase of flight
Unknown/Not Reported
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N10696
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA81FA014
Reported as
Bell 206B
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
3
Pilot’s flight hours
773 total708 in this make and model148 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Lost at sea between Bahamas & miami. Cause unknown. Possible adverse weather, non-certificated charter flight.

As the FAA filed it

LOST AT SEA BETWEEN BAHAMAS & MIAMI. CAUSE UNKNOWN. POSSIBLE ADVERSE WEATHER, NON-CERTIFICATED CHARTER FLIGHT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.