# Incident 19841013058399I: Bell 206L1, Edgewood, NM, October 13, 1984

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 13, 1984, 03:30 local time
- Place: Edgewood, NM
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: EMSA
- Location: 35.0614° N, 106.1914° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Edgewood, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0614&lon=-106.1914&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40TE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L1
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841013058399I

## Narrative

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

MAIN ROTOR STRUCK AND SEVERED A POWERLINE SHORTLY AFTER A HIGHWAY TAKEOFF. CONTINUED MERCY FLIGHT TO DESTINATION.

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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