# NTSB DEN80FTE73: Bell 206B, N10851, Byers, CO, August 22, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 22, 1980
- Place: Byers, CO · BYERS, CO
- Location: 39.7094° N, 104.2128° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Byers, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7094&lon=-104.2128&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 2, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129605
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN80FTE73
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN80FTE73

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2122  80/8/22  NR.BYERS,CO           BELL 206B           CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1500                    N10851              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     AGE UNK/NR, 950 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 145 IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DENVER,CO                   ST LOUIS,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: LINES AND FITTINGS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISCONNECTED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- HI PRES FUEL LN FM FUEL CTL BCM DISCONNECTED.PLT LNDD IN NOSE HI ATTITUDE WHILE AVOIDING FENCE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N10851 (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 19800822037709A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800822037709A), Aug 22, 1980: Bell 206B, Byers, CO, Substantial damage. Engine flamed-out. Made hard autorotation landing. Severed tail boom. Found fuelline disconnected.

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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