# Accident 19801112074929A: Bell 206B, FL, November 12, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 12, 1980
- Place: FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N10696, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10696-1983-04-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 3
- Pilot flight hours: 773 total, 708 in this make and model, 148 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA81FA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FA014) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801112074929A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 MIA81FA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA81FA014), Nov 12, 1980: Bell 206B (N10696), Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean), destroyed, 4 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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