# Incident 20110227010989I: Bell 206B, Arbuckle, CA, February 27, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 27, 2011, 03:00 local time
- Place: Arbuckle, CA
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0142° N, 122.0610° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Arbuckle, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0142&lon=-122.0610&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2275Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2275Q) (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: ALLISON 250-C20 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,700 total, 195 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110227010989I

## Narrative

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

AT 3AM IN THE MORNING WHILE CONDUCTING FROST CONTROL, THE HELICOPTER STRUCK THREE HIGH TENSION POWER LINES.  WIRE CUTTERS INSTALLED ON THE HELICOPTER CUT THE POWER LINES.  NO DAMAGE WAS REPORTED ON THE HELICOPTER.

## Other reports on N2275Q (1)

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

- [Incident 19890309016869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890309016869I), Mar 9, 1989: Bell 206B (N2275Q), Gulf Of Mexico, LA. High turbine temperature and power loss. Forced landing in Gulf. Compressor blade failure probable cause.

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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