# Incident 19970918030159I: Bell 206L, Bethel, PA, September 18, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 18, 1997, 15:00 local time
- Place: Bethel, PA
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.4765° N, 76.2880° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bethel, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4765&lon=-76.2880&mi=10
- Aircraft: N173P, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N173P) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206L-3 (registry code 1182108, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206l-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 1,300 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970918030159I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: UPON LANDING, WHEN COLLECTIVE PITCH WAS REDUCED, THE HELICOPTER ROCKED BACK ON THE SKIDS DUE TO REARWARD SLOPE WITH BACK OF SKIDS ON OVERHANG. THE MAIN ROTOR FLEXED AND MADE SLIGHT CONTACT WITH WIRE CUTTER AND MADE MINOR MARK ON ONE MAIN ROTOR BLADE. PA STATE POLICE STANDARDIZATION DEPARTMENT WILL FOLLOW UP, AS IT IS THEIR STANDARD PROCEDURE. SUBMISSION OF THIS REPORT WE WILL CONSIDER THIS MATTER 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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