# NTSB CHI81DEX04: Bell 206B, N98HH, Kokomo, IN, October 25, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 25, 1980
- Place: Kokomo, IN · KOKOMO, IN
- Location: 40.4864° N, 86.1336° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kokomo, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4864&lon=-86.1336&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 8, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128419
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI81DEX04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81DEX04

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3073  80/10/25   KOKOMO,IN           BELL 206B           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1345                    N98HH               PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 48, 5767 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            394 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KOKOMO,IN                   ST. LEON,IN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               TAKEOFF: VERTICAL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        REMARKS- CONGESTED AREA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N98HH (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19801025058539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801025058539A), Oct 25, 1980: Bell 206B, Kokomo, IN, Substantial damage. Main rotor blades struck power line on initial takeoff. Continued flying itinerary without incident.

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.

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