# NTSB IAD80FLQ15: Bell 206L, N2780Y, Pikeville, KY, March 11, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: March 11, 1980
- Place: Pikeville, KY · PIKEVILLE, KY
- Location: 37.4769° N, 82.5288° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pikeville, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4769&lon=-82.5288&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor, 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 20, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132367
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD80FLQ15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80FLQ15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0206  80/3/11    PIKEVILLE,KY        BELL 206L           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1300                    N2780Y              PX-  0  0  3  CORP/EXEC                 AGE 33, 3194 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            137 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PIKE COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PIKEVILLE,KY                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2780Y](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2780Y-1992-08-05), registration cancelled 1992-08-05, S/N 45328 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L
- Registry model: [Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206l-1) (registry code 1182107) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Pike County

## 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 19800311005659A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800311005659A), Mar 11, 1980: Bell 206L, Pikeville, KY, Destroyed. Struck wires on takeoff climb from a parking lot. Helicopter crashed in trees.

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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