# Accident 19960930030439A: Bell 206B, Homestead, FL, September 30, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 1996, 12:14 local time
- Place: Homestead, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 25.2706° N, 80.6291° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=25.2706&lon=-80.6291&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2113Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2113Z-2013-08-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C20 series (registry code 03020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA96TA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96TA236) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960930030439A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATES THAT HE WAS IN A 2 FOOT HOVER DOING GPS WORK FOR DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR. WHEN HE MOVED FORWARD THE LOW WIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM STRUCK A MANGROVE CAUSING THE HELICOPTER TO CONTACT THE GROUND AND ROLL OVER.  PILOT WAS GIVEN A COMPETENCY CHECK RIDE BY DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR ON 10/06/96 WITH SATISFACTORY RESULTS. PILOT COUNSELLED. "CLOSED".

## 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 MIA96TA236](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA96TA236), Sep 30, 1996: Bell 206B III (N2113Z), Flamingo, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the wire strike protection guide became entangled in a mangrove branch which resulted in helicopter control not being maintained.

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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