38.8951° N, 77.0364° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Washington, DC, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
May 4, 1981 · 14:10 local
Place
Washington, DC
Airport
Natl
Phase of flight
Hovering
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N5749U
Reported as
Bell 206B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,500 total2,000 in this make and model0 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.
Off airport precautionary landing due to fuel filter and pump warning. Maintenance replaced filters.
As the FAA filed it
OFF AIRPORT PRECAUTIONARY LANDING DUE TO FUEL FILTER AND PUMP WARNING. MAINTENANCE REPLACED FILTERS.