38.5709° N, 90.1901° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Cahokia, IL, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
April 27, 1979 · 21:40 local
Place
Cahokia, IL
Airport
Bistate Parks
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N5001N
Reported as
Bell 206B
Reported engine
Allison 250C20
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
9,700 total2,000 in this make and model0 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.
Engine quit due to fuel contamination. Aircraft damaged in autorotation.
As the FAA filed it
ENGINE QUIT DUE TO FUEL CONTAMINATION. AIRCRAFT DAMAGED IN AUTOROTATION.