# Accident 19810320011249A: Bell 206B, Jefferson, OH, March 20, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 1981, 14:30 local time
- Place: Jefferson, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7384° N, 80.7688° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jefferson, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7384&lon=-80.7688&mi=10
- Aircraft: N59618, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N59618-1984-06-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,100 total, 700 in this make and model, 80 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81DA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81DA036) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810320011249A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STARTING LIFTOFF ON SNOW-COVERED FIELD WAS BLOWN OVER BY STRONG WIND.

## 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 CHI81DA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81DA036), Mar 20, 1981: Bell 206B (N59618), Jefferson, OH, 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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