# Accident 20070323016729A: Bell 206B, Lewes, DE, March 23, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 23, 2007, 16:00 local time
- Place: Lewes, DE
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: RW8A
- Location: 38.7667° N, 75.1333° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7667&lon=-75.1333&mi=10
- Aircraft: N828BA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N828BA-2010-04-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C20 series (registry code 03020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,085 total, 258 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC07CA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07CA084) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070323016729A

## Narrative

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

(-23) HELICOPTER, WITH 3 PASSENGERS ON BOARD, STRUCK UTILITY POWER WIRE UPON TAKEOFF FROM ROAD AT HOUSING DEVELOPMENT CONSTRUCTION SITE. THE HELICOPTER HIT THE GROUND HARD, THE SKIDS COLLAPSED. THE HELICOPTER ROLLED ONTO ITS LEFT SIDE.

## 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 NYC07CA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07CA084), Mar 23, 2007: Bell 206B (N828BA), Lewes, DE, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate visual lookout, which resulted in an in flight collision with utility wires during takeoff, and a subsequent impact with terrain.

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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