# Incident 20010825028729I: Bell 214*, Eldorado, CA, August 25, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 25, 2001, 08:30 local time
- Place: Eldorado, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Operator: H9XL
- Location: 38.6827° N, 120.8477° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of El Dorado, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6827&lon=-120.8477&mi=10
- Aircraft: N214HM (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 214*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,702 total, 980 in this make and model, 181 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010825028729I

## Narrative

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

(-23) SHORTLY AFTER TAKEOFF THE BUCKET AND CABLE STARTED TO SWING FROM RIGHT TO LEFT AND FOR SOME REASON THE BUCKET AND CABLE GOT OVER THE TOP AND WRAPPED AROUND THE TAIL BOOM. THE TAIL BOOM HAD VERY MINOR DAMAGE AND NO INJURIES TO THE FLIGHT CREW.

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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