# Accident 19810407020439A: Bell 206B, Santa Monica, CA, April 7, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 1981, 15:35 local time
- Place: Santa Monica, CA
- Airport: Santa Monica
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0158° N, 118.4513° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SANTA MONICA MUNI (SMO), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0158&lon=-118.4513&mi=10
- Aircraft: N59590, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N59590-1985-03-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,901 total, 95 in this make and model, 954 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81FA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FA070) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810407020439A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FAILED ON TAKEOFF CLIMB DUE TO REDUCED FUEL FLOW FROM AN INCORRECTLY INSTALLED FUEL FILTER ELBOW FITTING.

## 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 LAX81FA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FA070), Apr 7, 1981: Bell 206B (N59590), Santa Monica, CA, destroyed

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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