37.2645° N, 107.8741° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Durango, CO, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
March 10, 1996 · 11:45 local
Place
Durango, CO
Airport
Animas Air Park Airport
Phase of flight
Unauth Low Level Opns
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
ICZA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N5754K
Reported as
Bell 206B
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
13,639 total3,460 in this make and model70 in the last 90 days
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: during a search mission with archuleta county sheriff's department, aircraft struck small (1/8") power line, while on this flight causing minor damage to the main rotor (field repairable). Aircraft was flown to main base and repaired to main base and repaired per Bell m/m procedures.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: DURING A SEARCH MISSION WITH ARCHULETA COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, AIRCRAFT STRUCK SMALL (1/8") POWER LINE, WHILE ON THIS FLIGHT CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE MAIN ROTOR (FIELD REPAIRABLE). AIRCRAFT WAS FLOWN TO MAIN BASE AND REPAIRED TO MAIN BASE AND REPAIRED PER BELL M/M PROCEDURES.