# Incident 19860122007749I: Bell 206L1, Baker, LA, January 22, 1986

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 22, 1986, 13:00 local time
- Place: Baker, LA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.5832° N, 91.1582° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Baker, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5832&lon=-91.1582&mi=10
- Aircraft: N207BB (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L1
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,500 total, 50 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860122007749I

## Narrative

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

TAIL ROTOR STRUCK A WIRE DURING DEPARTURE FROM RURAL PASTURE. UNAWARE OF WIRE STRIKE UNTIL REACHING 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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