# Accident 20080925848489A: Bell 206L1, Homer, AK, September 25, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 25, 2008, 15:55 local time
- Place: Homer, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Operator: ENRL
- Location: 59.8792° N, 150.9781° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.8792&lon=-150.9781&mi=10
- Aircraft: N305MH, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N305MH-2008-11-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 (registry code 1182107, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206l-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 250HP (registry code 03002, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-250hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L1
- Reported engine: ALLISO 250*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 20,000 total, 7,000 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC08LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC08LA127) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080925848489A

## Narrative

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

(-23)THE HELICOPTER LIFTED OFF FROM THE LANDING AREA, TO ALLOW FOR GROUND PERSONNEL TO ATTACH A LONG LINE LOAD.  WHEN THE LOAD WAS ATTACHED THE PILOT PROCEEDED TO CLIMB THE AIRCRAFT, WHERE THE MAIN ROTOR CAME INTO CONTACT WITH POWER LINES ABOVE THE LANDING AREA.  FOLLOWING THE MAIN ROTOR CONTACT WITH THE POWER LINES THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED A COMPLETE ROLL, TOUCHING DOWN ON THE SKIDS AT APPROXIMATELY A LEVEL ATTITUDE AT A HIGH RATE OF DESCENT.

## 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 ANC08LA127](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC08LA127), Sep 26, 2008: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 (N305MH), Homer, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from power lines during an external load lift. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of situational awareness.

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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