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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 206B · Augusta, GA · July 10, 1986

Date
July 10, 1986 · 21:10 local
Place
Augusta, GA
Phase of flight
To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
FPUA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5733X
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL86LA194
Reported as
Bell 206B
Reported engine
Allison 250C20
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,811 total305 in this make and model150 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.

Helicopter struck unseen powerline at night while performing a medical evacuation mission.

As the FAA filed it

HELICOPTER STRUCK UNSEEN POWERLINE AT NIGHT WHILE PERFORMING A MEDICAL EVACUATION MISSION.

NTSB investigation

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