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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 206L-3 · Benson, AZ · July 2, 1987

Date
July 2, 1987 · 14:00 local
Place
Benson, AZ
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
EJPA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2123X
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX87LA255
Reported as
Bell 206L3
Reported engine
Allison 250C30P
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,700 total

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.

Struck a powerline while circling to observe a underground cable site for request of an at&t person onboard.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK A POWERLINE WHILE CIRCLING TO OBSERVE A UNDERGROUND CABLE SITE FOR REQUEST OF AN AT&T PERSON ONBOARD.

NTSB investigation

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