- Date
- August 26, 1980
- Place
- Gulf Coast, TX · GULF COAST, TX
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1069CBell 206L1
- Status
- Completed · report November 4, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800826039829A
- Case key
- 129157
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2518 80/8/26 NR.GULF COAST,TX BELL 206L1 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 5434 TIME - 1527 N1069C PX- 0 0 3 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 41 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GULF OF MEXICO FREEPORT,TX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: MAIN ROTOR IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) ROTORCRAFT - TRANSMISSION ROTOR DRIVE SYSTEM: ENGINE DRIVE SHAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER REMARKS- SHORT SHAFT,P/N 206-040-015-015,S/N AMN-10228,FAILED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1069C
- Reported as
- Bell 206L1
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N1069CRegistration cancelled May 16, 2000 · Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1Airframe modelBell Helicopter Textron 206L-1
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.