# Accident 19810518026689A: Bell 206B, Evanston, WY, May 18, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 18, 1981, 17:15 local time
- Place: Evanston, WY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- 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: N39101, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N39101) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce 250-C20B (registry code 54385, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-250-c20b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 5,580 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 125 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN81FA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FA035-125362) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810518026689A

## Narrative

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

B NUT ON PG AIR TO FUEL CONTROL LOOSE. CAUSED ENGINE POWER LOSS AT LOW ALTITUDE. NO TIME TO AUTOROTATE.

## 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 DEN81FA035](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FA035-125362), May 18, 1981: Bell 206B (N39101), Evanston, WY, substantial damage, 1 fatal

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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