# Accident 20090317009899A: Bell 206L1, Pawnee, IL, March 17, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 2009, 01:38 local time
- Place: Pawnee, IL
- Airport: Holmes
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: EVCA
- Location: 39.5891° N, 89.5801° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5891&lon=-89.5801&mi=10
- Aircraft: N595AE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N595AE) (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-C20 series (registry code 03020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,400 total, 1,600 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09IA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09IA222) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090317009899A

## Narrative

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

DURING LANDING FOR RE-FUELING AT 3IS5 (HOLMES AIRPARK) WHERE AN AIR EVAC BASE WITH FUEL IS LOCATED,HELICOPTER N595AE WAS HOVERING TOO CLOSE TO A PARKED AIR EVAC COMPANY HELICOPTER, N101AE, THAT WAS TIED DOWN AND NOT IN OPERATION.  N595AE CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE MAIN ROTOR BLADE OF N101AE RESULTING IN CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO BOTH AIRCRAFT.

## 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 CEN09IA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09IA222), Mar 17, 2009: Bell 206 (N595AE), Springfield, IL, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the parked helicopter.

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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