# Accident 19810401013299A: Bell 206L1, Huntsville, TX, April 1, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 1, 1981, 12:20 local time
- Place: Huntsville, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.7235° N, 95.5508° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Huntsville, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7235&lon=-95.5508&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2623, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2623-1984-10-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 (registry code 1182107, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206l-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L1
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 19,500 total, 200 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81FA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FA062) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810401013299A

## Narrative

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

LOST POWER DUE TO DEFECTIVE FUEL CONTROL UNIT. HARD EMERGENCY LANDING DAMAGED HELICOPTER.

## 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 FTW81FA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FA062), Apr 1, 1981: Bell 206L1 (N2623), Huntsville, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2623 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19820204021779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820204021779A), Feb 4, 1982: Bell 206L1 (N2623), Ship Shoal 87, NM, Destroyed. Helicopter crashed during takeoff from platform. Investigation revealed refueling hose was not disconnected.

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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