# NTSB NYC72AN040: Bell 206A, N1409W, Westport, CT, September 15, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 15, 1971
- Place: Westport, CT · WESTPORT, CT
- Location: 41.1415° N, 73.3579° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Westport, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1415&lon=-73.3579&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 11, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 163374
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC72AN040
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72AN040

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3271  71/9/15    WESTPORT,CONN       BELL 206A           CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 3485
        TIME - 0925                    N1409W              PX-  0  0  3  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 586 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WHITE PLAINS,NY             HARTFORD,CONN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - LUBRICATING SYSTEM: TUBING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OBSTRUCTED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LACK OF LUBRICATION-SPECIFIC PART,NOT SYSTEM
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- CARBON OBSTD OIL FEED TUBING TO NR 6,7 BRGS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N1409W (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206A
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Substantial damage

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.

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