# Accident 19860710063649A: Bell 206B, Augusta, GA, July 10, 1986

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 10, 1986, 21:10 local time
- Place: Augusta, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: FPUA
- Location: 33.4702° N, 82.0793° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4702&lon=-82.0793&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5733X (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,811 total, 305 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL86LA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA194) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860710063649A

## Narrative

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

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL86LA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA194), Jul 11, 1986: Bell 206B (N5733X), Augusta, GA, substantial damage

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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