# Accident 19751004039109A: Bell 206B, Alder Springs, CA, October 4, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 1975
- Place: Alder Springs, CA
- Airport: Alder Springs
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Aircraft: N59549, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N59549-2012-09-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 400HP (registry code 03013, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-400hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,600 total, 400 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK76FVG27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76FVG27) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751004039109A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

FUEL CONTROL UNIT CONTAINED FINE METAL PARTICLES.SURROUNDING AREA UNDER CONSTRUCTION.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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.

- [NTSB OAK76FVG27](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK76FVG27), Oct 4, 1975: Bell 206B (N59549), Alder Springs, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N59549 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19850108025839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850108025839A), Jan 8, 1985: Bell 206B (N59549), Trimmer, CA, Substantial damage. Engine quit, landed on road then slid down slope. Fuel governor bypass valve leaking, but able to operate normally.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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