# NTSB MIA80DA059: Bell 206B, N5004U, Malabar, FL, May 3, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: May 3, 1980
- Place: Malabar, FL · MALABAR, FL
- Location: 27.9871° N, 80.5824° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Malabar, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9871&lon=-80.5824&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 10, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131103
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA80DA059
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80DA059

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0409   80/5/3  NR.MALABAR,FL         BELL 206B           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 3300
        TIME - 1815                    N5004U              PX-  1  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1600 IN
                                       DAMAGE-NONE         OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          STUART,FL                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR ACCIDENT TO PERSON                       STATIC: IDLING ROTORS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
        REMARKS- PAX WALKED INTO IDLING T/R.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5004U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5004U-2013-08-15), registration cancelled 2013-08-15, S/N 2455, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Registry model: [Bell 206B](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (registry code 1181511) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Allison 250 SER 400HP](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-400hp) (registry code 03013, turbo-shaft) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: No 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 19800503018759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800503018759A), May 3, 1980: Bell 206B, Malabar, FL, 1 fatal. Left engine running on ground. Passenger backed into tail rotor.

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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