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Incident

FAA incident report · Bell 206L1 · Mexico, NY · October 15, 1997

Date: October 15, 1997 · 15:40 local
Place: Mexico, NY
Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft: N16SP
Reported as: Bell 206L1
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 6,270 total100 in this make and model35 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 10/15/97 at 1540 EDT, a Bell 206 helicopter, N16SP, operated by the NY state police, struck a wire while on a criminal search at Mexico, NY. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no VFR flight plan was filed. The helicopter was not damaged and the pilot, sgt. gary kilpatrick, and passenger were not injured. The flight originated at syracuse, NY. This incident is considered closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: ON 10/15/97 AT 1540 EDT, A BELL 206 HELICOPTER, N16SP, OPERATED BY THE NY STATE POLICE, STRUCK A WIRE WHILE ON A CRIMINAL SEARCH AT MEXICO, NY. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE HELICOPTER WAS NOT DAMAGED AND THE PILOT, SGT. GARY KILPATRICK, AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT SYRACUSE, NY. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.