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FAA incident report · Bell 206L-3 · Priest Lake, ID · July 15, 2004

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Date
July 15, 2004 · 15:30 local
Place
Priest Lake, ID
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N101NP
Reported as
Bell 206L3
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,000 total1,000 in this make and model999 in the last 90 days
N101NPRegistration cancelled Jul 21, 2006 · Bell 206L-3S/N 51142 · Built 1985Airframe modelBell 206L-3Engine modelAllison 250-C30 seriesTurbo-shaft

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) N101NP, a Bell 206 long ranger helicopter piloted by Mr. Earl wattersreceived minor damage on July 15, 2004. The aircraft was operated by river city helicopters of post falls, Idaho on a public use contract with the Idaho state department of lands. Upon landing at an over grown helicopter landing site located north east of Priest Lake, Idaho the main rotor contacted a pine tree. The aircraft rotorblade received minor damage and was repaired and returned to service. An FAA operations inspector counseled Mr. Watters regarding this incident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) N101NP, A BELL 206 LONG RANGER HELICOPTER PILOTED BY MR. EARL WATTERSRECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE ON JULY 15, 2004. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATED BY RIVER CITY HELICOPTERS OF POST FALLS, IDAHO ON A PUBLIC USE CONTRACT WITH THE IDAHO STATE DEPARTMENT OF LANDS. UPON LANDING AT AN OVER GROWN HELICOPTER LANDING SITE LOCATED NORTH EAST OF PRIEST LAKE, IDAHO THE MAIN ROTOR CONTACTED A PINE TREE. THE AIRCRAFT ROTORBLADE RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE AND WAS REPAIRED AND RETURNED TO SERVICE. AN FAA OPERATIONS INSPECTOR COUNSELED MR. WATTERS REGARDING THIS INCIDENT.