# Incident 20020520036049I: Bell 206L3, Intracostal Cty, LA, May 20, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 2002, 07:00 local time
- Place: Intracostal Cty, LA
- Airport: Air Logistics Heliport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Running(Helicopter/Vtol Ac)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ALGA
- Location: 29.7844° N, 92.1562° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Intracoastal City, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.7844&lon=-92.1562&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3174Y (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L3
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,265 total, 122 in this make and model, 107 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020520036049I

## Narrative

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

(-23) MAIN ROTOR BLADE STRUCK END OF WIND SOCK DURING TAKEOFF CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE BOTTOM OF ONE MAIN ROTOR BLADE. ANOTHER AIRCRAFT PICKED UP TO A HOVER AND SWIRLING TURBULENCE WAS PRESENT FROM THE HOVERING AIRCRAFT'S ROTOR WASH.

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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