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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 206B · Pennington Gap, VA · July 10, 1980

Date: July 10, 1980 · 19:00 local
Place: Pennington Gap, VA
Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N90162
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL80FIJ06
Reported as: Bell 206B
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,784 total370 in this make and model48 in the last 90 days

N90162Registration cancelled Mar 11, 2013 · Bell 206BS/N 1622 · Built 1975 Airframe modelBell 206B Engine modelAllison 250 SER 400HPTurbo-shaft

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Helicopter rotor blade hit wire during power-line patrol.

As the FAA filed it

HELICOPTER ROTOR BLADE HIT WIRE DURING POWER-LINE PATROL.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ATL80FIJ06Accident · Serious injuriesClosedPennington Gap, VAJul 10, 1980 · Destroyed