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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 206B · Martinsville, IN · February 16, 1988

Date
February 16, 1988 · 08:40 local
Place
Martinsville, IN
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
BLDA
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N21197
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI88LA064
Reported as
Bell 206B
Reported engine
Allison 250C20J
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
10,111 total2,705 in this make and model

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.

Wire strike while flying at low altitude. Acft pulled to ground by wire. Filming a moving vehicle for a commerical.

As the FAA filed it

WIRE STRIKE WHILE FLYING AT LOW ALTITUDE. ACFT PULLED TO GROUND BY WIRE. FILMING A MOVING VEHICLE FOR A COMMERICAL.

NTSB investigation

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