# Accident 19960913028419A: Bell 206B3, St Regis, MT, September 13, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 1996, 13:56 local time
- Place: St Regis, MT
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Operator: MINL
- Location: 47.3092° N, 115.1396° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3092&lon=-115.1396&mi=10
- Aircraft: N47MA (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B3
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,150 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA96TA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96TA213) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960913028419A

## Narrative

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

LONG LINE BUCKET FIRE FIGHTING OPS. UNABLE DUMP LOAD. DESCENDED TO DROP BUCKET TO TIP IT OVER. STRUCK WIRES. LANDED

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA96TA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA96TA213), Sep 13, 1996: Bell 206B-3 (N47MA), St Regis, MT, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to maintain clearance from electrical transmission lines. The proximity of transmission lines was a related factor.

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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