# Incident 20000423019639I: Bell 206B, Las Vegas, NV, April 23, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 23, 2000, 10:00 local time
- Place: Las Vegas, NV
- Airport: Mc Carran International
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Running(Helicopter/Vtol Ac)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: KBMA
- Location: 36.1750° N, 115.1372° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Las Vegas, NV, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1750&lon=-115.1372&mi=10
- Aircraft: N667JM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N667JM-2006-05-31) (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
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 250 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000423019639I

## Narrative

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

(-23)PILOT FAILED TO REMOVE AN ENGINE EXHAUST PLUG DURING HIS PRE-FLIGHT DUE TO A DISTRACTION FROM REFUELERS. DURING TAKE-OFF, THE ENGINE PLUG CAME OFF, STRIKING A TAIL ROTOR BALDE, CAUSING A MINOR DENT TO THE BLADE.  FLIGHT WAS DISCONTINUED, AIRCRAFT SHUTDOWN UNTIL INSPECTION, AND REPAIRS COULD BE MADE.

## Other reports on N667JM (1)

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

- [Accident 20050905022689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050905022689A), Sep 5, 2005: Bell 206B (N667JM), Long Beach, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot picked up a banner and headed west bound from Long Beach airport. The banner did not unfold properly and the pilot executed a turn and attempted to…

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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