# Accident 19810106000499A: Bell 206B, Vernal, UT, January 6, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 6, 1981, 11:30 local time
- Place: Vernal, UT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 40.4517° N, 109.5381° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Vernal, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4517&lon=-109.5381&mi=10
- Aircraft: N83243, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N83243-1981-10-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,741 total, 289 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN81FTM05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTM05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810106000499A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING APPROACH TO MOUNTAIN TOP LANDING SITE. NO MECHANICAL DEFECTS NOTED.

## 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 DEN81FTM05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTM05), Jan 6, 1981: Bell 206B (N83243), Vernal, UT, 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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