# Incident 20090701020029I: Bell 230, Peoria, IL, July 1, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 2009, 18:15 local time
- Place: Peoria, IL
- Airport: Greater Peoria Regional
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: O84A
- Location: 40.6642° N, 89.6931° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6642&lon=-89.6931&mi=10
- Aircraft: N880SF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N880SF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 230 (registry code 1182149, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-230) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 230
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,097 total, 850 in this make and model, 44 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09IA618](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09IA618) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090701020029I

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED A HYDRAULIC SYSTEM FAILURE AND DECLARED AND EMERGENCY.  THE AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT AT PEORIA, IL (PIA).  THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.

## 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 CEN09IA618](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09IA618), Jul 1, 2009: Bell 230 (N880SF), Peoria, IL, incident, no damage. Probable cause: The loss of the number one hydraulic system fluid and hydraulic pressure during cruise due to the failure of the bolts that secure the hydraulic pump's cover.

## Other reports on N880SF (1)

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

- [Incident 20111117027159I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111117027159I), Nov 17, 2011: Bell 230 (N880SF), Springfield, IL, Minor damage. After landing at the heliport associated with memorial Medical center- Springfield, IL (54LL), the left main landing gear assembly broke through a grated roof…

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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