# Incident 19930415052679I: Bell UH1H, Waco, TX, April 15, 1993

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 15, 1993, 10:50 local time
- Place: Waco, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.5493° N, 97.1467° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waco, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5493&lon=-97.1467&mi=10
- Aircraft: UR070 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL UH1H
- People aboard: 7
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930415052679I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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