# Incident 20071216831979I: Bell 206B, Gulf Of Mexico, US, December 16, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 16, 2007, 08:30 local time
- Place: Gulf Of Mexico, US
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Starting Engines
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: ALGA
- Aircraft: N5008K, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5008K) (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
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,488 total, 503 in this make and model, 528 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071216831979I

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO START THE HELICOPTER N5008K IN WINDS 26 KNOTS GUSTING TO 30 KNOTS. THE A/C WAS PARKED NEXT TO A/C N119AL. AS A RESULT THE A/C TAIL SWUNG AND STRUCK A/C 119AL. THE WIND VELOCITY WAS MEASURED BY THE PILOT'S HAND HELD WIND METER.

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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