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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 206B · Merrimack, NH · September 11, 1979

Date
September 11, 1979 · 12:00 local
Place
Merrimack, NH
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N90022
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC79FA094
Reported as
Bell 206B
Reported engine
Allison 250C20
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,315 total2,461 in this make and model183 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.

Fatigue failure of compressor discharge pressure line between power turbine governor and gas producer fuel control.

As the FAA filed it

FATIGUE FAILURE OF COMPRESSOR DISCHARGE PRESSURE LINE BETWEEN POWER TURBINE GOVERNOR AND GAS PRODUCER FUEL CONTROL.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.