# Accident 19780409027149A: Bell 206B1, East Meadow, NY, April 9, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 9, 1978
- Place: East Meadow, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 40.7201° N, 73.5589° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of East Meadow, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7201&lon=-73.5589&mi=10
- Aircraft: N60ER (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,305 total, 50 in this make and model, 96 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC78FA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FA041) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780409027149A

## Narrative

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

FUEL PUMP DRIVE SPLINES FAILED.AFT ENG FAILURE COLLECTIVE PITCH LED 1/2.

## 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 NYC78FA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FA041), Apr 9, 1978: Bell 206B (N60ER), East Meadow, NY, substantial damage

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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