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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 206A · Des Moines, IA · August 22, 1973

Date
August 22, 1973
Place
Des Moines, IA
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7068J
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC74FCD11
Reported as
Bell 206A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,648 total667 in this make and model80 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Sight seeing. Pc fuel line filter threads stripped,came loose. Lnd in street,had to avoid traffic.

As the FAA filed it

SIGHT SEEING. PC FUEL LINE FILTER THREADS STRIPPED,CAME LOOSE. LND IN STREET,HAD TO AVOID TRAFFIC.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.