# Accident 19770217023419A: Bell 206A, Jayuya, Puerto Rico, February 17, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 17, 1977
- Place: Jayuya, Puerto Rico
- Airport: Jayuya Helipad
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 18.2198° N, 66.5983° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jayuya, PR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.2198&lon=-66.5983&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4046G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4046G-2014-10-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206A (registry code 1181508, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 317HP (registry code 03011, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-317hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206A
- Reported engine: ALLSN
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 2,997 total, 1,537 in this make and model, 97 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA77FA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770217023419A

## Narrative

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

FUEL FILTER OBSTRUCTED BY UNIDENT CONTAMINANT,BYPASSED.FUEL NOZZLE SCREEN PART OBSTRUCTED.

## 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 MIA77FA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FA031), Feb 17, 1977: Bell 206-A (N4046G), Jayuya, PR, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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