- Date
- February 29, 1980
- Place
- Kissimmee, FL · KISSIMMEE, FL
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 1 serious, 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N5015YBell 206B
- Status
- Completed · report June 10, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800229004879A
- Case key
- 131872
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0406 80/2/29 KISSIMMEE,FL BELL 206B CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0905 N5015Y PX- 1 1 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 30, 6145 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 2395 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - KISSIMMEE MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KISSIMMEE,FL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- COLLIDED W WATER DRG LOW FLT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5015Y
- Reported as
- Bell 206B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- turbo shaft
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Kissimmee Muni
N5015YRegistration cancelled Mar 19, 2013 · Bell 206BAirframe modelBell 206BEngine modelAllison 250 SER 250HP
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.