# Incident 19960613018699I: Bell 206L1, Madison, SD, June 13, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 13, 1996, 17:30 local time
- Place: Madison, SD
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: RMXA
- Location: 44.0062° N, 97.1085° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Madison, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0062&lon=-97.1085&mi=10
- Aircraft: N400SL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N400SL-2006-02-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 (registry code 1182107, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206l-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C28 series (registry code 03022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c28-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L1
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C28
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,500 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960613018699I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ENGINE REPLACED ON SITE DUE TO EXCESSIVE METAL PARTICLES FOUND ON CHIP DETECTOR, ENGINE HIGH TEMP AND ENGINE OIL TEMPERATURE HIGH READINGS. MAINTENANCE FLIGHT CHECK PERFORMED AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. ENGINE FAILURE CAUSE STILL UNKNOWN-PENDING ENGINE TEAR DOWN. APPROX. 1730, OIL FLUCTUATION FOLLOWED BY CHIP LIGHT, THE PILOT MADE A PRECAUTION LANDING AND SHUT ENGINE DOWN. NO VISIBLE DAMAGE TO THE HELICOPTER. LOCATION: JUST NORTH OF MADISON, SD.

## Other reports on N400SL (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20020909025909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020909025909A), Sep 9, 2002: Bell 206L1 (N400SL), Doland, SD, Destroyed, 4 fatal. (-23) On September 10, 2002, at approximately 9:52 pm CDT, a Bell helicopter m/n BHT-206-L1, s/n 45235, N400SL, operated by omniflight helicopters inc., 135…

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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