# Incident 19911220061459I: Bell 206B, Winnie, TX, December 20, 1991

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 20, 1991, 10:30 local time
- Place: Winnie, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: HEEA
- Location: 29.8167° N, 94.3807° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Winnie, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.8167&lon=-94.3807&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2268X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2268X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,898 total, 2,938 in this make and model, 83 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911220061459I

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A WIRE HIDDEN BY TREES WHILE FLYING AT LOW ALTITUDE CHECKING PIPE LINE AND POWERLINES. LANDED SAFELY.

## Other reports on N2268X (1)

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

- [Accident 19830727040639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830727040639A), Jul 27, 1983: Bell 206B3 (N2268X), Venice, LA, Substantial damage. Hard landing during autorotation. Pilot could not control power.

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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