# Incident 19901023053109I: Bell 206L1, Hazleton, PA, October 23, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 23, 1990, 19:15 local time
- Place: Hazleton, PA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9505° N, 75.9725° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hazleton, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9505&lon=-75.9725&mi=10
- Aircraft: N531KH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N531KH-1997-03-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 (registry code 1182107, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206l-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L1
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 100 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901023053109I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT HIT WIRES INFLIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON HIGHWAY.

## Other reports on N531KH (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19950826032539I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950826032539I), Aug 26, 1995: Bell 206L (N531KH), Pittsford, NY. Chip light on. Landed at Pittsford. Patient transported by ambulance. Cleaned chip detector. No engine anomalies.

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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