# Accident 19810920069369A: Bell 206L1, Santa Fe, TX, September 20, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 1981, 17:45 local time
- Place: Santa Fe, TX
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.3876° N, 95.1015° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Santa Fe, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3876&lon=-95.1015&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2768Y (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L1
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C28
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,305 total, 1,510 in this make and model, 210 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81FRA58](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FRA58) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810920069369A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER CRASHED DURING LANDING. POLICE INVESTIGATING ACCIDENT SUSPECT ALCOHOL RELATED.

## 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 FTW81FRA58](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FRA58), Sep 20, 1981: Bell 206L-1 (N2768Y), Santa Fe, TX, 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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