# Incident 19970604018039I: Bell 206L1, Clay, NY, June 4, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 4, 1997, 09:15 local time
- Place: Clay, NY
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1859° N, 76.1724° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Clay, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1859&lon=-76.1724&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16SP (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L1
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,270 total, 150 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970604018039I

## Narrative

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

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.

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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