# Incident 19961029037929I: Bell 206L1, Bridgeport, OH, October 29, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 1996, 16:15 local time
- Place: Bridgeport, OH
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0646° N, 80.7489° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bridgeport, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0646&lon=-80.7489&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3907M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3907M-2002-04-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 (registry code 1182107, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206l-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C28 series (registry code 03022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c28-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L1
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,500 total, 80 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19961029037929I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: MR. FRANK X. O'TOOLE, PILOT-IN-COMMAND OF N3907M, A BELL 206-L1 ROTORCRAFT, DEPARTED LATOBE, PA ENROUTE TO DAYTON, OH. DURING CRUISE FLIGHT, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A HIGH TENSION POWER LINE IN WEST VIRGINIA. THE AIRCRAFT MADE A NORMAL LANDING NEAR BRIDGEPORT, OH. ON SITE INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE VERTICAL STABILIZER WAS MISSING. COMPLETE TAIL BOOM REPLACED AT SITE, AND AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO SERVICE. ALLEGHENY FSDO EA03 ASSISTED IN THIS INCIDENT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

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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