# Incident 20060717018999I: Bell 206B, July 17, 2006

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 2006, 08:57 local time
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ALGA
- Aircraft: N15Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N15Q-2017-12-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,561 total, 185 in this make and model, 116 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060717018999I

## Narrative

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

(-23) HELICOPTER WAS FORCED TO LAND AT SS79 UNTIL SS80 WAS CLEARED. APPROACH WAS INITIATED, AIRCRAFT STRUCK A FOUR FOOT HIGH VENTILATION STACK AS THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A HOVER. THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE TAILROTOR BLADES AND MINOR DAMAGE TO THE VERTICAL FIN.

## Other reports on N15Q (1)

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

- [Incident 19850405050739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850405050739I), Apr 5, 1985: Bell 206B (N15Q), Marissa, IL. Autorotation without damage after engine compressor stall.

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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