# Accident 19780313004449A: Bell 206B1, Lanai, HI, March 13, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 13, 1978
- Place: Lanai, HI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 20.8680° N, 156.9002° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lānaʻi, HI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=20.8680&lon=-156.9002&mi=10
- Aircraft: N789PR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N789PR-1980-10-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206A (registry code 1181508, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,666 total, 534 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK78DJA04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DJA04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780313004449A

## Narrative

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

DAMAGED THREADS ON OIL PRESSURE LINE TO NO1 COMPRESSOR BEARING LOOIL LOST.

## 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 OAK78DJA04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK78DJA04), Mar 13, 1978: Bell 206A (N789PR), Lanai, HI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N789PR (1)

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

- [Accident 19800119000929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800119000929A), Jan 19, 1980: Bell 206A (N789PR), Kamilo Nui Ridg, HI, Destroyed. Helicopter landed on side of ridge. Began slide. Attempted liftoff. Skid. Hit snag. Aircraft rolled over.

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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