# Accident 19810302006669A: Bell 206L1, Duquoin, IL, March 2, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 2, 1981, 15:15 local time
- Place: Duquoin, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0017° N, 89.2328° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Du Quoin, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0017&lon=-89.2328&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3904N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3904N-2013-09-13) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,703 total, 102 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI81FEV09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEV09) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810302006669A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTED TO START HELICOPTER WHEN BLADE WAS TIED DOWN. STRAP BROKE & HELICOPTER TURNED ON SIDE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI81FEV09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI81FEV09), Mar 2, 1981: Bell 206 (N3904N), Duquoin, IL, destroyed

## Other reports on N3904N (1)

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

- [Accident 19840125001359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840125001359A), Jan 25, 1984: Bell 206L1 (N3904N), Cedar Hill, TX, Destroyed. Vibration on test flight. Passenger changed seats during landing flare. One skid touched causing dynamic rollover.

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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