# NTSB SEA81DYM06: Bell 206L-1, N2756N, Cougar, WA, October 8, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 8, 1980
- Place: Cougar, WA · COUGAR, WA
- Location: 46.0493° N, 122.3034° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cougar, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.0493&lon=-122.3034&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 5 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 25, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128506
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA81DYM06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81DYM06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2726   80/10/8 NR.COUGAR,WA          BELL 206L-1         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 3221
        TIME - 1315                    N2756N              PX-  0  0  4  CTR PASSG-D               TOTAL HOURS, 265 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          VANCOUVER,WA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- AIR LN FM GOV TO FUEL CTL UNIT SEPD.UN TO MAINT ROTOR RPM WHILE CLEARING TREES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2756N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2756N-1995-09-11), registration cancelled 1995-09-11, S/N 45257 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L-1
- Registry model: [Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206l-1) (registry code 1182107) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Substantial damage

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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