# Incident 20020522019289I: Bell 407, Welch, WV, May 22, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 2002, 09:20 local time
- Place: Welch, WV
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4280° N, 81.5914° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Welch, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4280&lon=-81.5914&mi=10
- Aircraft: N98VG (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 407
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,650 total, 300 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020522019289I

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE CONDUCTING SURVEY OF FEDERALLY DESIGNATED DISASTER RELIEF AREA, PILOT WAS HEADING EASTERLY INTO RISING SUN AND CONTACTED A STATIC WIRE. THE WIRE WAS SEVERED BY THE INSTALLED WIRE CUTTER. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE HELICOPTER OR INJURIES TO PERSONS ONBOARD. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE SUBMISSION OF THIS REPORT CLOSES THIS INCIDENT. ^PRIVACY DATA^

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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