# Incident 19810417028009I: Bell 206L, Philadelphia, PA, April 17, 1981

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 1981, 00:25 local time
- Place: Philadelphia, PA
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 39.9523° N, 75.1638° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Philadelphia, PA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9523&lon=-75.1638&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9949K (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,089 total, 80 in this make and model, 44 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810417028009I

## Narrative

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

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

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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