# NTSB DEN79DTE66: Bell 206B-3, N5008L, Ft Collins, CO, July 26, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 26, 1979
- Place: Ft Collins, CO · FT COLLINS, CO
- Location: 40.5853° N, 105.0844° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Collins, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5853&lon=-105.0844&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 1, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133723
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN79DTE66
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79DTE66

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3342  79/7/26    FT COLLINS,CO       BELL 206B-3         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 125
        TIME - 0950                    N5008L              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WAVERLY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FT COLLINS,CO               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5008L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5008L-1988-06-03), registration cancelled 1988-06-03, S/N 2519 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B-3
- Registry model: [Bell 206B](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (registry code 1181511) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Waverly

## 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 19790726020289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790726020289A), Jul 26, 1979: Bell 206B, Waverly, CO, Substantial damage. Made hard landing during practice autorotation landings.

## Other investigations on N5008L (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 LAX81DUJ66](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DUJ66), Jun 11, 1981: Bell 206B (N5008L), Kayenta, AZ, substantial damage

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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