# Accident 20070107000239A: Bell 206B, Boise, ID, January 7, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 7, 2007, 11:55 local time
- Place: Boise, ID
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: GAKA
- Location: 43.5922° N, 116.0589° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5922&lon=-116.0589&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1882 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,387 total, 1,042 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA07LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07LA043) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070107000239A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AFTER LIFT OFF FROM A NON-MOVEMENT AREA, THE AIRCRAFT HAD A DYNAMIC ROLLOVER PROBABLY CAUSED BY CONTACT WITH SAGE BRUSH.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA07LA043](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07LA043), Jan 7, 2007: Bell 206B (N1882), Boise, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from tall brush during a low-hover pedal turn. A factor was the six foot-tall brush located adjacent to the area where the pilot was operating.

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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