# Incident 20160629010049I: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1, Sprinfield, IL, June 29, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 2016, 17:46 local time
- Place: Sprinfield, IL
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: EVCA
- Aircraft: N53AE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53AE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 (registry code 1182107, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206l-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON 206L-1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160629010049I

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 29, 2016 AT APPROXIMATELY 17:46 HRS, THE PILOT OF N53AE,  A BELL HELICOPTER BHT-206-L1 DEPARTED (SPI) TO RETURN TO AIR EVAC BASE WILLIAMSON COUNTY (MWA).  SHORTLY AFTER TAKE OFF THE PILOT HEARD A GRINDING AND SQUEELING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE AREA OF THE HELICOPTER. THE PILOT PERFORMED A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN A FIELD 3 MILES SOUTH OF SPRINGFIELD, IL (SPI). THE PILOT OBSERVED HYDRAULIC FLUID ON SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING POST LANDING INSPECTION.

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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