# NTSB LAX81DUJ66: Bell 206B, N5008L, Kayenta, AZ, June 11, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 11, 1981
- Place: Kayenta, AZ · KAYENTA, AZ
- Location: 36.7173° N, 110.2604° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kayenta, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7173&lon=-110.2604&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 30, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 125204
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81DUJ66
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DUJ66

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2282  81/6/11    KAYENTA,AZ          BELL 206B           CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 4801
        TIME - 1830                    N5008L              PX-  0  0  2  MAPPING/PHOTO             TOTAL HOURS, 2810 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BABY ROCKS, AZ              FARMINGTON, NM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: HOVERING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING
        REMARKS- DRG SLOW SPD TURN ARND POINT,APRX 70FT AGL,LOST TRANSLATIONAL LIFT,TURNING TO HOVER,DNWND.
```

## 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
- Registry model: [Bell 206B](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (registry code 1181511) (OpenAirDocs)
- 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 19810611032799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810611032799A), Jun 11, 1981: Bell 206B, Kayenta, AZ, Substantial damage. Helicopter crashed during low-level filming operation.

## 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 DEN79DTE66](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN79DTE66), Jul 26, 1979: Bell 206B-3 (N5008L), Ft Collins, CO, 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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