# Accident 19790706015359A: Bell 206B, Gary, WV, July 6, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 1979, 10:45 local time
- Place: Gary, WV
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3632° N, 81.5357° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gary, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3632&lon=-81.5357&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90315, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90315-1995-02-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,280 total, 1,520 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD79DIJ09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79DIJ09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790706015359A

## Narrative

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

OIL LINE CLOGGED. ENGINE FAILED DUE TO LACK OF LUBRICATION. ROLLED OVER IN A DITCH AFTER LANDING.

## 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 IAD79DIJ09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79DIJ09), Jul 6, 1979: Bell 206 (N90315), Gary, WV, substantial damage

## Other reports on N90315 (1)

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

- [Accident 19940729019779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940729019779A), Jul 29, 1994: Bell 206B (N90315), Kenai, AK, Substantial damage. Windshift during pinnicle landing. Helicopter settled. Dug in skid. Rolled over. Over gross for density altitude.

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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