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Incident

FAA incident report · Bell 206L · Philadelphia, PA · April 17, 1981

Date
April 17, 1981 · 00:25 local
Place
Philadelphia, PA
Phase of flight
Normal Cruise
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Aircraft
N9949K
Reported as
Bell 206L
Reported engine
Allison 250C20B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,089 total80 in this make and model44 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Engine chip light on 40 seconds after departure engine indications normal precautionary landing off airport.

As the FAA filed it

ENGINE CHIP LIGHT ON 40 SECONDS AFTER DEPARTURE ENGINE INDICATIONS NORMAL PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT.