# NTSB MIA79FLA10: Bell 206B, N59530, Sea Island, GA, December 10, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 10, 1979
- Place: Sea Island, GA · SEA ISLAND, GA
- Location: 31.1836° N, 81.3498° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sea Island, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.1836&lon=-81.3498&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 27, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132148
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA79FLA10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA79FLA10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3673  79/12/10   SEA ISLAND,GA       BELL 206B           CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 5866
        TIME - 1650                    N59530              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 62 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ST.SIMONS ISLAND,GA         LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           HARD LANDING                                             IN FLIGHT: AUTOROTATIVE DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N59530 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo jet
- 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 19791210036269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791210036269A), Dec 10, 1979: Bell 206B, Sea Island, GA, Substantial damage. Pilot reported engine quit on test flt. Made auto rotate running ldg on beach. Skids dug in. No engine defects.

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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