# Accident 19810316010199A: Bell 206A, Evanston, WY, March 16, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 16, 1981, 16:30 local time
- Place: Evanston, WY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 41.2594° N, 110.9643° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Evanston, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2594&lon=-110.9643&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7881S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7881S-2005-01-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206A (registry code 1181508, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C20 series (registry code 03020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206A
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,440 total, 865 in this make and model, 248 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN81FA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FA022) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810316010199A

## Narrative

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

AIR INTAKE CLOGGED WHILE FLYING IN HEAVY SNOW AT LOW ALTITIDE. HARD LANDING. NOT EQUIPPED WITH SNOW DEFLECTOR KIT.

## 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 DEN81FA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FA022), Mar 16, 1981: Bell 206A (N7881S), Evanston, WY, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7881S (3)

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

- [Accident 19940625016919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940625016919A), Jun 25, 1994: Bell 206A (N7881S), Rocky Mountain, CO, Substantial damage. (.19) On June 25, 1994, at 2049 Mountain daylight time, a Bell 206A helicopter, N7881S, sustained substantial damage during an attempt to land at 11,800 feet…
- [Accident 19740625042339A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740625042339A), Jun 25, 1974: Bell 206A (N7881S), Blairsville, GA, Substantial damage. Acft drifted r after t/d.hinged sign struck by m/r blades.
- [Accident 19731202039409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731202039409A), Dec 2, 1973: Bell 206A (N7881S), North Platte, NE, Substantial damage. Practice hover,when decreasing rotor RPM discovered apld full pwr acft turned 180 deg. Skids failed

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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