# Accident 19810307008439A: Bell 206B, Lee Vining, CA, March 7, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 7, 1981, 09:45 local time
- Place: Lee Vining, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9564° N, 119.1223° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lee Vining, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9564&lon=-119.1223&mi=10
- Aircraft: N59416, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N59416-1993-09-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,240 total, 41 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81DXQ13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DXQ13) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810307008439A

## Narrative

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

TAIL ROTOR DRIVE FAILURE DURING HOVER FOR LANDING. HIT GROUND ON ONE SKID AND ROLLED OVER.

## 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 LAX81DXQ13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DXQ13), Mar 7, 1981: Bell 206B (N59416), Lee Vining, CA, destroyed

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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