48.1215° N, 114.4767° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Kila, MT, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
January 2, 2000 · 16:00 local
Place
Kila, MT
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator
CXVA
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N215KH
Reported as
Bell 206L3
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,000 total400 in this make and model25 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.
(-23) PIC stated that during climbout from landing zone, rotor blade made light contact with the end of a small tree branch; minor damage to tip cap resulted.
As the FAA filed it
(-23) PIC STATED THAT DURING CLIMBOUT FROM LANDING ZONE, ROTOR BLADE MADE LIGHT CONTACT WITH THE END OF A SMALL TREE BRANCH; MINOR DAMAGE TO TIP CAP RESULTED.