# Incident 19790524027499I: Bell 206B, Baileysville, WV, May 24, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 1979, 08:10 local time
- Place: Baileysville, WV
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5893° N, 81.6793° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Baileysville, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5893&lon=-81.6793&mi=10
- Aircraft: N206BH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N206BH-2026-10-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce 250-C20 (registry code 54178, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-250-c20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,180 total, 685 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790524027499I

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER STRUCK POWER LINES, THEN LANDED IN RIVER.

## Other reports on N206BH (1)

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

- [Incident 19900401025179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900401025179I), Apr 1, 1990: Bell 206B (N206BH), Lamesa, CA. Engine overtemp and power loss. Autoratated to parking lot. Blade on NR3 compressor broke off.

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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