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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Bell 206L · Freeport, TX · October 20, 1983

Date: October 20, 1983 · 13:39 local
Place: Freeport, TX
Phase of flight: Hovering
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N16760
Reported as: Bell 206L
Reported engine: Allison 250C20B
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,107 total1,689 in this make and model151 in the last 90 days

N16760Registered now · Bell 206LS/N 45081 · Built 1977 Airframe modelBell 206L Engine modelAllison 250 SER 400HPTurbo-shaft

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What happened

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

Tail rotor struck crawe cables at a hovering position. Trying to land on a heaving barge autorotated on to barge.

As the FAA filed it

TAIL ROTOR STRUCK CRAWE CABLES AT A HOVERING POSITION. TRYING TO LAND ON A HEAVING BARGE AUTOROTATED ON TO BARGE.

Other reports on N16760 · 3

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

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