# Accident 19801113073899A: Bell 206B, Liberty, KY, November 13, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 13, 1980, 11:40 local time
- Place: Liberty, KY
- Airport: Casey Co
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3180° N, 84.9305° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Liberty, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3180&lon=-84.9305&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90015, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90015-1984-06-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- Pilot flight hours: 7,000 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL81FA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FA016-201165) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801113073899A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER CRASHED DURING ATTEMPTED EMERGENCY LANDING. DEBRIS FOUND IN FUEL PUMP IMPELLER.

## 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 ATL81FA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL81FA016-201165), Nov 13, 1980: Bell 206B (N90015), Liberty, KY, destroyed, 3 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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