# Incident 19801108084089I: Bell 206L1, New York, NY, November 8, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 8, 1980
- Place: New York, NY
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: MTPA
- Location: 40.7143° N, 74.0060° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New York, NY, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7143&lon=-74.0060&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5019T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5019T-1988-08-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 (registry code 1182107, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206l-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L1
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C28
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,000 total, 500 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/19801108084089I

## Narrative

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

PILOT MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING WHEN THE METAL CHIP LIGHT CAME ON. ENGINE BEARING CAGES WORN EXCESSIVELY.

## Other reports on N5019T (1)

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

- [Incident 19810213017119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810213017119I), Feb 13, 1981: Bell 206L1 (N5019T), Flushing, NY. After takeoff, smoke in cockpit. Found oil seep past turbine seal.

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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