# Accident 19811025069189A: Bell 206B, Whitehall, MT, October 25, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 25, 1981, 08:45 local time
- Place: Whitehall, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.8710° N, 112.0976° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Whitehall, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.8710&lon=-112.0976&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90142, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90142-2013-10-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 400HP (registry code 03013, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-400hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,078 total, 136 in this make and model, 485 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN82FTI02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82FTI02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811025069189A

## Narrative

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

CRASH OCCURRED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING DUE TO ENGINE FAILURE.

## 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 DEN82FTI02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82FTI02), Oct 25, 1981: Bell 206B (N90142), Whitehall, MT, substantial damage

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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