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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Bell 206B · Lenore, ID · September 6, 1998

Date: September 6, 1998 · 16:15 local
Place: Lenore, ID
Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: GCVA
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N14837
Reported as: Bell 206B
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 5,800 total100 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

N14837Registered now · Bell 206BS/N 850 · Built 1972 Airframe modelBell 206B Engine modelAllison 250-C20Turbo-shaft

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-5)The pilot reports that they were on fire patrol proceeding west bound approximately 200 ft above the clearwater river when they struck four powerlines. Damage was limited to scuffing on the main rotors, minor damage to the transmission fairing, and minor damage to the engine cowling. The pilot proceeded down the river and made a precautionary landing approximately 1/2 mile from the point of impact. The pilot and 2 passengers were not injured.

As the FAA filed it

(-5)THE PILOT REPORTS THAT THEY WERE ON FIRE PATROL PROCEEDING WEST BOUND APPROXIMATELY 200 FT ABOVE THE CLEARWATER RIVER WHEN THEY STRUCK FOUR POWERLINES. DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO SCUFFING ON THE MAIN ROTORS, MINOR DAMAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION FAIRING, AND MINOR DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE COWLING. THE PILOT PROCEEDED DOWN THE RIVER AND MADE A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING APPROXIMATELY 1/2 MILE FROM THE POINT OF IMPACT. THE PILOT AND 2 PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED.