43.1859° N, 76.1724° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Clay, NY, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
June 4, 1997 · 09:15 local
Place
Clay, NY
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N16SP
Reported as
Bell 206L1
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,270 total150 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Narrative: on 6/4/97 at 0915 EDT, a Bell 206 helicopter, N16SP, operated by the new york state police, cut a cable tv wire while on a medical pickup. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. Minor damage was sustained to the helicopter and no injuries to crew. This incident is considered closed.
As the FAA filed it
NARRATIVE: ON 6/4/97 AT 0915 EDT, A BELL 206 HELICOPTER, N16SP, OPERATED BY THE NEW YORK STATE POLICE, CUT A CABLE TV WIRE WHILE ON A MEDICAL PICKUP. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. MINOR DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED TO THE HELICOPTER AND NO INJURIES TO CREW. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.