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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 206B · Kokomo, IN · October 25, 1980

Date
October 25, 1980 · 13:45 local
Place
Kokomo, IN
Phase of flight
To Running(Helicopter/Vtol Ac)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N98HH
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI81DEX04
Reported as
Bell 206B
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,766 total394 in this make and model278 in the last 90 days

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.

Main rotor blades struck power line on initial takeoff. Continued flying itinerary without incident.

As the FAA filed it

MAIN ROTOR BLADES STRUCK POWER LINE ON INITIAL TAKEOFF. CONTINUED FLYING ITINERARY WITHOUT INCIDENT.

NTSB investigation

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