# Incident 20120813018909I: Bell 206L-3, Burnett, TX, August 13, 2012

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 2012, 14:30 local time
- Place: Burnett, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: EVCA
- Location: 33.5557° N, 96.0291° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Burnett, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5557&lon=-96.0291&mi=10
- Aircraft: N28AE (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L-3
- Reported engine: ALLISON 250-C30 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 5,120 total, 5,120 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120813018909I

## Narrative

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

WHILE MAKING A LANDING ON HWY 29 @ N. RHOMBERG RD. IN BURNETT, TEXAS TO PICK UP A PATIENT, HELICOPTER STRUCK A TEMPORARY BANNER WIRE INSTALLED ACROSS HWY 29 AT THE LANDING ZONE. TAIL ROTOR BLADES MADE CONTACT WITH WIRE SEVERING THE WIRE AND CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE ROTOR BLADES AND ALSO CAUSING A DENT TO THE LEFT AFT SIDE OF TAIL BOOM AREA. HELICOPTER MADE A SAFE LANDING.

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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