# Incident 20030701012859I: Bell 206L4, Thayne, WY, July 1, 2003

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 2003, 17:00 local time
- Place: Thayne, WY
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9199° N, 110.9953° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Thayne, WY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9199&lon=-110.9953&mi=10
- Aircraft: N767H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N767H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206-L4 (registry code 1182110, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206-l4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C30P (registry code 03099, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c30p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L4
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,000 total, 4,750 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030701012859I

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT THE REFUEL SITE THE HELICOPTER STRUCK TWO POWER LINES. ONE WIRE BROKE AND PILOT HOVERED REARWARD OUT OF CONTACT WITH THE SECOND. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED SAFELY AFTER SUSTAINING MINOR DAMAGE AND NO INJURIES. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE OPERATING UNDER USFS CONTRACT (FIREFIGHTING).

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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