# Incident 20020530020519I: Bell 206B3, East Gull Lake, MN, May 30, 2002

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 30, 2002, 14:20 local time
- Place: East Gull Lake, MN
- Airport: East Gull Lake Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.3839° N, 94.3736° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at EAST GULL LAKE (9Y2), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.3839&lon=-94.3736&mi=10
- Aircraft: N11CQ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N11CQ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B-III (registry code 1181506, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b-iii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C20J (registry code 03088, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B3
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 21,500 total, 10,200 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020530020519I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON TAKE OFF FROM EAST GULL LAKE, MN. AIRCRAFT CONTACTED TWO POWER LINES. AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A FIELD SUSTAINING MINOR DAMAGE. PILOT/MECHANIC INSPECTED AIRCRAFT, DETERMINED AIRCRAFT AIRWORTHY AND PROCEEDED TO CRYSTAL AIRPORT, HOME BASE, APPROXIMATELY 70 NAUTICAL MILES. AIRCRAFT WAS REMOVED FROM SERVICE AND REPAIRS ACCOMPLISHED.

## Other reports on N11CQ (1)

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

- [Incident 19930621028489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930621028489I), Jun 21, 1993: Bell 206B3 (N11CQ), Golden Valley, MN, Minor damage. A golf ball penetrated windshield on approach to landing. Landed safely. Golf course is located near helipad.

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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