# Accident 19810425020239A: Bell 206B, Del Rio, TX, April 25, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 1981, 12:15 local time
- Place: Del Rio, TX
- Airport: Del Rio International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Rotorcraft)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.3742° N, 100.9272° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DEL RIO INTL (DRT), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3742&lon=-100.9272&mi=10
- Aircraft: XBCMW (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,254 total, 1,064 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810425020239A

## Narrative

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

HARD LANDING ON FRONT PART OF SKIDS. HELICOPTER ROCKED BACK. MAIN ROTOR CUT OFF TAILBOOM.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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