# Accident 20101014048889A: Bell 206B, Auburn, CA, October 14, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 2010, 15:33 local time
- Place: Auburn, CA
- Airport: Pg&E Auburn Ser
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: TGVA
- Location: 38.9833° N, 121.1667° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9833&lon=-121.1667&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2763M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2763M-2018-01-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 3,465 total, 225 in this make and model, 68 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA016) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101014048889A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT STRUCK POWERLINES AND EXPERIENCED SEVERE VIBRATIONS.  PILOT EXECUTED A PRECATIONARY LANDING.  THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON ITS SIDE AND WAS SUBSTANIALLY DAMAGED.  THE PILOT AND ONE PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED.

## 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 WPR11LA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11LA016), Oct 14, 2010: Bell 206B (N2763M), Auburn, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a transmission line during flight.

## Other reports on N2763M (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19801117089559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801117089559I), Nov 17, 1980: Bell 206B (N2763M), Paulden, AZ, Minor damage. First stage turbine wheel failed.

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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