# Incident 19990127010989I: Bell 222B, Henderson, NV, January 27, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 27, 1999, 12:45 local time
- Place: Henderson, NV
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: M89A
- Location: 36.0397° N, 114.9819° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Henderson, NV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0397&lon=-114.9819&mi=10
- Aircraft: N406MA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N406MA-2013-02-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 222B (registry code 1182124, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-222b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: NONE (registry code 00000, https://openairdocs.org/engine/none) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 222B
- Reported engine: LYC LTS101600A
- People aboard: 10
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,475 total, 587 in this make and model, 46 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990127010989I

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT WAS REPOSITIONING FOR TAKEOFF. AS HE TURNED THE HELICOPTER BY GROUND TAXI FROM A WESTERLY TO A NORTHERLY HEADING, THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES STRUCK THE HANGER ON THE LEFT OF THE HELICOPTER. BOTH MAIN ROTOR BLADES WERE SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THERE WAS NO FURTHER DAMAGE TO THE HELICOPTER.

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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