# Accident 19801126076469A: Bell 206L1, Odessa, DE, November 26, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 26, 1980, 15:20 local time
- Place: Odessa, DE
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4565° N, 75.6596° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Odessa, DE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4565&lon=-75.6596&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5748H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5748H-2008-08-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 (registry code 1182107, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206l-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 250HP (registry code 03002, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-250hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 345 total, 159 in this make and model, 131 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC81DHD10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81DHD10) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801126076469A

## Narrative

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

IGNORED LOW FUEL WARNING. EXHAUSTED FUEL. SKID SANK IN SOFT GROUND ON LANDING. CAUSED TAL BOOM/ROTOR STRIKE.

## 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 NYC81DHD10](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81DHD10), Nov 26, 1980: Bell 206L (N5748H), Odessa, DE, 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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