# Accident 20010731021401A: Bell 205A1, Jackson, WY, July 31, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 2001, 13:47 local time
- Place: Jackson, WY
- Damage: No damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Location: 43.4709° N, 110.7610° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4709&lon=-110.7610&mi=10
- Aircraft: N205BR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N205BR-2007-09-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 205A-1 (registry code 1181414, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-205a-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming T-53 series (registry code 41552, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-t-53-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 205A1
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN01TA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01TA134) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010731021401A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE HOVERING TO PICKUP A LOAD OF WATER, THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES WAS STRUCK BY ANOTHER HELICOPTERS WATER BUCKET THAT HAD ARRIVED AT THE SAME POND FOR WATER BUT DID NOT SEE THE HOVERING HELICOPTER BELOW DUE TO SMOKE FROM THE NEARBY FOREST FIRE. THE IMPACT RESULTED IN AN EMERGENCY AUTOROTATION TO THE EDGE OF THE POND AND A SAFE LANDING.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N911VR, Bell 212: [Accident 20010731021402A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010731021402A)

## 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 DEN01TA134](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN01TA134), Jul 31, 2001: Bell 205A-1 (N205BR), Jackson, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: the Bell 212 helicopter pilot's inadequate visual lookout which resulted in a midair collision.

## Other reports on N205BR (1)

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

- [Accident 20070723020949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070723020949A), Jul 23, 2007: Bell 205A1 (N205BR), Happy Camp, CA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. (-23) During a firefighting operation for the U.S. Forest service, the helicopter weas transporting supplies for ground crews via a long line. The helicopter…

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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