# NTSB MIA80FKT01: Bell 206B, N27598, Pembroke Pines, FL, October 2, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 2, 1979
- Place: Pembroke Pines, FL · PEMBROKE PINES, FL
- Location: 26.0031° N, 80.2239° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pembroke Pines, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.0031&lon=-80.2239&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 15, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132884
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA80FKT01
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA80FKT01

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3904   79/10/2 NR.PEMBROKE PINES,FL  BELL 206B           CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1500                    N27598              PX-  0  0  2  DEMONSTRATION             AGE 41, 3040 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            725 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OPA-LOCKA,FL                BOCA RATON,FL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N27598 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- 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 19791002040689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791002040689A), Oct 2, 1979: Bell 206B, Pembroke Pines, FL, Substantial damage. Tried to land on a levee. Rotor hit side of levee. Helicopter tumbled into a canal.

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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