# Accident 20070620009859A: Bell 206B, Sand Springs, OK, June 20, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 2007, 14:02 local time
- Place: Sand Springs, OK
- Airport: William R. Pogue Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1750° N, 96.1517° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1750&lon=-96.1517&mi=10
- Aircraft: N196TV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N196TV-2008-05-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,300 total, 2,600 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW07CA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07CA143) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070620009859A

## Narrative

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

(-23) A TELEVISION STATION WAS FILMING A PROMOATIONAL SEGMENT INVOLVING THE HELICOPTER THAT WAS INVOLVED IN THE ACCIDENT AND A SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS VEHICLE (SCV). THE SCV WAS PARKED ON THE SOUTH END OF A TAXIWAY THAT IS WEST AND PARALLEL TO A SINGLE RUNWAY. WHILE FLYING IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE SCV, THE HELICOPTER'S MAIN ROTOR STRUCK A LARGE DISK ANTENNA LOCATED ON TOP OF THE TRUCK. AFTER STRIKING THE ANTENNA, THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO SET THE HELICOPTER DOWN IN A GRASSY AREA JUST EAST OF THE PARALLEL RUNWAY. THE HELICOPTER CAME TO REST ON ITS RIGHT SIDE. THERE WAS ONE PASSENGER IN THE BACK SEAT OF THE HELICOPTER. THIS INDIVIDUAL WAS NOT INJURED BUT WAS TRANSPORTED TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL FOR PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES. THE PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES AND WAS TREATED AND RELEASED FROM THE SAME HOSPITAL. NO ONE ON THE GROUND OR IN THE SCV WAS HURT.

## 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 DFW07CA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07CA143), Jun 20, 2007: Bell BH206B-3 (N196TV), Sand Springs, OK, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance with ground obstacles, which resulted in a blade strike. A contributing factor was the low altitude selected by the pilot.

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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