# Incident 19960310008479I: Bell 206B, Durango, CO, March 10, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 10, 1996, 11:45 local time
- Place: Durango, CO
- Airport: Animas Air Park Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ICZA
- Location: 37.2645° N, 107.8741° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Durango, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2645&lon=-107.8741&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5754K (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,639 total, 3,460 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960310008479I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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