# Accident 20070814022239A: Bell 206L4, Mullinville, KS, August 14, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 2007, 12:30 local time
- Place: Mullinville, KS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: YEWA
- Location: 37.5886° N, 99.4756° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mullinville, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5886&lon=-99.4756&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1813 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,940 total, 400 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070814022239A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIR AMBULANCE HELICOPTER WAS MAKING AN APPROACH TO A HIGHWAY INTERSECTION WHICH REQUIRED CROSSING POWER LINES. AS THE AIRCRAFT APPROACHED THE POWER LINES, IT LOST POWER OR EXPERIENCED SETTLING WITH POWER. THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED THORUGH THE POWER LINES, SEVERING THEM, AND LANDING HARD, INJURING THE PILOT AND 2 MEDICAL CREW ON BOARD. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE ENGINE WAS REMOVED AND IS BEING INSPECTED BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE CAUSE REMAINS UNDER INVESTIGATION.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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