# Incident 19810213017119I: Bell 206L1, Flushing, NY, February 13, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 13, 1981, 09:26 local time
- Place: Flushing, NY
- Airport: La Guardia
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: MTPA
- Location: 40.7772° N, 73.8726° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LAGUARDIA (LGA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7772&lon=-73.8726&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 250C20B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,400 total, 410 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810213017119I

## Narrative

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

AFTER TAKEOFF, SMOKE IN COCKPIT. FOUND OIL SEEP PAST TURBINE SEAL.

## Other reports on N5019T (1)

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

- [Incident 19801108084089I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801108084089I), Nov 8, 1980: Bell 206L1 (N5019T), New York, NY. Pilot made a precautionary landing when the metal chip light came on. Engine bearing cages worn excessively.

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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