27.1953° N, 80.2437° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Stuart, FL, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
October 30, 1979 · 10:30 local
Place
Stuart, FL
Airport
Sundance
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N31LM
Reported as
Bell 206B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,600 total1,100 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 shut down due to metal chip oil light on. Found 3 cups of sand in the oil tank, sand in oil lines.
As the FAA filed it
ENGINE SHUT DOWN DUE TO METAL CHIP OIL LIGHT ON. FOUND 3 CUPS OF SAND IN THE OIL TANK, SAND IN OIL LINES.