# NTSB NYC81DNA04: Bell 206B, N2775F, Warwick, RI, December 2, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 2, 1980
- Place: Warwick, RI · WARWICK, RI
- Location: 41.7001° N, 71.4162° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Warwick, RI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7001&lon=-71.4162&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 27, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 127448
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC81DNA04
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81DNA04

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3503   80/12/2   WARWICK,RI          BELL 206B           CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 5365
        TIME - 1130                    N2775F              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 428 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TF GREEN STATE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WARWICK,RI                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- PLT RPRTD BCMG DISTRACT FM OUTSIDE REFERENCES WHILE OBSG TOT GUAGE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N2775F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Tf Green State

## 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 19801202072359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801202072359A), Dec 2, 1980: Bell 206B, Providence, RI, Substantial damage. Failed to flare properly on practice autorotation landing. Impact caused rotors to severe tail boom.

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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