31.5493° N, 97.1467° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Waco, TX, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
April 15, 1993 · 10:50 local
Place
Waco, TX
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
UR070
Reported as
Bell UH1H
People aboard
7
Fatal injuries
0
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.
Narrative: this was a public use aircraft involved in the branch davidian situation at Waco, Texas. The tail rotor struck a wire during maneuvering in a confined area. Only damage was to the tail rotor. No injuries. Departure time is unknown, date of departure was 04-15-93. This incident is closed.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: THIS WAS A PUBLIC USE AIRCRAFT INVOLVED IN THE BRANCH DAVIDIAN SITUATION AT WACO, TEXAS. THE TAIL ROTOR STRUCK A WIRE DURING MANEUVERING IN A CONFINED AREA. ONLY DAMAGE WAS TO THE TAIL ROTOR. NO INJURIES. DEPARTURE TIME IS UNKNOWN, DATE OF DEPARTURE WAS 04-15-93. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.