# Accident 20000830036149A: Bell 206B, Salinas, CA, August 30, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 2000, 06:15 local time
- Place: Salinas, CA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 36.6696° N, 121.6092° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6696&lon=-121.6092&mi=10
- Aircraft: N207EH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N207EH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206L-3 (registry code 1182108, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206l-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce 250-C30P (registry code 54013, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-250-c30p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX00LA326](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA326) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000830036149A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT FLEW THRU THREE STRANDS OF ELECTRICAL WIRE. THE TIME WAS JUST BECOMING DAYLIGHT. ONE PUSH/PULL TUBE TO THE MAIN ROTOR WAS SEVERED. A LANDING WITHOUT FURTHER DAMAGE WAS MADE TWO HUNDRED FEET TO THE EAST OF THE WIRE STRIKE.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX00LA326](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA326), Aug 30, 2000: Bell 206B-3 (N207EH), Salinas, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate visual surveillance of the worksite to see and avoid power transmission wires.

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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