# Accident 19801202072359A: Bell 206B, Providence, RI, December 2, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 2, 1980, 11:30 local time
- Place: Providence, RI
- Airport: Green State
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8231° N, 71.4188° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Providence, RI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8231&lon=-71.4188&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2775F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,365 total, 428 in this make and model, 114 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC81DNA04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81DNA04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801202072359A

## Narrative

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

FAILED TO FLARE PROPERLY ON PRACTICE AUTOROTATION LANDING. IMPACT CAUSED ROTORS TO SEVERE TAIL BOOM.

## 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 NYC81DNA04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81DNA04), Dec 2, 1980: Bell 206B (N2775F), Warwick, RI, 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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