# Incident 19800119018949I: Bell 206B, Prospectville, PA, January 19, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 19, 1980, 17:00 local time
- Place: Prospectville, PA
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2118° N, 75.1857° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Prospectville, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2118&lon=-75.1857&mi=10
- Aircraft: N49737, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49737-2013-07-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 400HP (registry code 03013, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-400hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,200 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800119018949I

## Narrative

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

BLADE FAILURE 3RD STAGE TURBINE WHEEL CAUSED HEAVY VIBRATION. PILOT MADE EMERGENCY LANDING IN CORNFIELD.

## Other reports on N49737 (1)

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

- [Accident 19850720032849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850720032849A), Jul 20, 1985: Bell 206B1 (N49737), Farmington, MN, Substantial damage. Tail rotor blade struck a fence post hidden by tall weeds as pilot attempted landing. Helicopter rolled onto side.

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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