# Incident 19991205035919I: Bell 206B, Kemmerer, WY, December 5, 1999

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 5, 1999, 14:15 local time
- Place: Kemmerer, WY
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Operator: YIKL
- Location: 41.7785° N, 110.5528° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kemmerer, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7785&lon=-110.5528&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2277T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2277T-2002-08-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C20 series (registry code 03020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,640 total, 2,450 in this make and model, 260 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991205035919I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT WAS SLING LOADING A SEISMIC CAROUSEL 25 MILES N.E. OF KEMMERER WY. WHEN THE LOWER BAGS UNDER THE CAROUSEL HIT CROSS-COUNTRY POWER LINES AND BROKE THE LINES DISRUPTING POWER.  THE HELICOPTER WAS NOT DAMAGED NOR WAS THERE ANY INJURIES INCURED TO THE PILOT OR OTHER PERSONS ON THE GROUND.  THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER VISUAL FLIGHT RULES UNDER 14 CFR 133.  THE HELICOPTER WAS OWNED BY CARISCH HELICOPTERS INC., BOZEMAN, MT.

## Other reports on N2277T (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20000619006199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000619006199A), Jun 19, 2000: Bell 206B (N2277T), Deville, LA, No damage. (-23) The pilot was repositioning the helicopter within a cotton filed and while moving laterally to the right, facing southwest into the wind, the pilot's…
- [Accident 19950224003259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950224003259A), Feb 24, 1995: Bell 206B (N2277T), Dillon, MT, Substantial damage. Public use snow survey landed on deep snow. Snow pad equipped ski broke through crust. Rotor chopped tail boom.
- [Incident 19900728048349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900728048349I), Jul 28, 1990: Bell 206B (N2277T), Gulf Of Mexico, LA, Minor damage. Engine went to underspeed and low RPM warning. Automated to water. Floats tore loose. Bendix governor faulty.

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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