# Incident 20060920020779I: Bell 206B, Hamilton, TX, September 20, 2006

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 2006, 12:45 local time
- Place: Hamilton, TX
- Phase of flight: To Running(Helicopter/Vtol Ac)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: K9PL
- Location: 31.7004° N, 98.1197° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hamilton, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.7004&lon=-98.1197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39MK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N39MK) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C20B (registry code 03081, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,000 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 175 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060920020779I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT WAS PICKING UP 4 HELI-BAGS ON A LANYARD. ONE OF THE LANYARDS WAS ABOUT 6 FEET LONGER THAN THE OTHERS AND THE EQUIPMENT DANGLED ABOUT AN ADDITIONAL 6 FEET LOWER. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO SEE THE POWER LINE. THE LONGEST LANYARD STRUCK THE POWER LINE. THE HELI-BAGS WERE ENTANGLED WITH THE POWER LINE AND A POWER LINE POLE BROKE AT ITS BASE. THE PILOT RELEASED THE LONG LINE AND THE HELICOPTER DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY DAMAGE. THIS REPORT IS CLOSED.

## Other reports on N39MK (2)

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

- [Accident 20220721007799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220721007799A), Jul 21, 2022: Bell 206B (N39MK), Kenton, OH, Destroyed. The pilot was conducting spraying application (pesticide) on crops (corn) he noticed a drop in engine RPM and didn't know if it was a faulty gauge or fuel…
- [Accident 20050923024399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050923024399A), Sep 23, 2005: Bell 206B (N39MK), Titusville, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) See attached statements from personnel onboard. Planned maneuver was a 180-degree autorotation to a hover with planned touchdown from hover. Crew had…

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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