# Incident 20000102000349I: Bell 206L3, Kila, MT, January 2, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 2, 2000, 16:00 local time
- Place: Kila, MT
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: CXVA
- Location: 48.1215° N, 114.4767° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Kila, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1215&lon=-114.4767&mi=10
- Aircraft: N215KH (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L3
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 400 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000102000349I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

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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