# Incident 20050627014599I: Bell 206B, Arkansas City, KS, June 27, 2005

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 27, 2005, 15:20 local time
- Place: Arkansas City, KS
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: Y7DA
- Location: 37.0742° N, 97.0385° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Arkansas City, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0742&lon=-97.0385&mi=10
- Aircraft: N565VA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N565VA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,250 total, 700 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050627014599I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 6/27/2005 THE PILOT TOOK OFF IN A BELL 206 FROM A CONFINED AREA NEAR AN OIL RIG WITH 3 PASSENGERS ON BOARD. SHORTLY AFTER LIFTOFF THE HELICOPTER STRUCK 3 POWER LINES. THE CABLE CUTTERS INSTALLED ON THE HELICOPTER CUT THE POWER LINES AND THE PILOT LANDED BACK AT THE SAME LOCATION. THE HELICOPTER RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED.

## Other reports on N565VA (1)

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

- [Accident 20250927014719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250927014719A), Sep 27, 2025: Bell 206B (N565VA), Archer City, TX, Destroyed. On September 27, 2025, a Bell jet ranger was destroyed after the pilot struck a powerline with the tail rotor. The aircraft impacted the ground and rolled onto…

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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