# Incident 19960618021259I: Bell 206B, Henrietta, NY, June 18, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 1996, 19:15 local time
- Place: Henrietta, NY
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0592° N, 77.6122° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Henrietta, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0592&lon=-77.6122&mi=10
- Aircraft: N134VG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N134VG-2022-02-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce 250 20&30 series (registry code 54584, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-250-20-30-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,000 total, 2,800 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960618021259I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON JUNE 18, 1996 AT APPROXIMATELY 0915 EDT HOURS A BELL 206B, HELICOPTER, N134VG, STRUCK A METAL COMMUNICATIONS TOWER CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE TOWER, AND THE HELICOPTER ROTOR BLADE. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT ROCHESTER GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY LOCATED ON JEFFERSON ROAD IN HENRIETTA, NEW YORK. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## Other reports on N134VG (1)

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

- [Accident 20210629022199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210629022199A), Jun 29, 2021: Bell 206B (N134VG), Rome, NY, Substantial damage. On 06/29/2021 during a CFRC135.293 competency check N134VG a Bell 206B serial number 1512 made a crash landing at griffiss international airport in Rome NY.…

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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