# Incident 19801117089559I: Bell 206B, Paulden, AZ, November 17, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 17, 1980, 16:40 local time
- Place: Paulden, AZ
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 34.8856° N, 112.4682° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Paulden, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8856&lon=-112.4682&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2763M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2763M-2018-01-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,880 total, 2,172 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801117089559I

## Narrative

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

FIRST STAGE TURBINE WHEEL FAILED.

## Other reports on N2763M (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20101014048889A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101014048889A), Oct 14, 2010: Bell 206B (N2763M), Auburn, CA, Substantial damage. Aircraft struck powerlines and experienced severe vibrations. Pilot executed a precationary landing. The aircraft came to rest on its side and was substanially…

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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