# Incident 19970217007019I: Bell 206L, Confluence, PA, February 17, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 17, 1997, 10:00 local time
- Place: Confluence, PA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: JQVA
- Location: 39.8099° N, 79.3559° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Confluence, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8099&lon=-79.3559&mi=10
- Aircraft: N36SH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N36SH-2008-12-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206L (registry code 1181522, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970217007019I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: ON SIGHT INVESTIGATION LEAD TO THE FOLLOWING; THE AIRCRAFT MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN THE YOUGHIOGHENY RIVER DUE TO TAIL ROTOR FAILURE AS THE RESULT OF A WIRE STRIKE. ^PRIVACY DATA OMI^ SUBMISSION OF THIS REPORT CLOSES THIS INCIDENT.

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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