# Incident 20141009020399I: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1, Danville, KY, October 9, 2014

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 9, 2014, 11:00 local time
- Place: Danville, KY
- Airport: Boyle County-Stuart Powell Fie
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: EVCA
- Location: 37.6393° N, 84.7760° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Danville, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6393&lon=-84.7760&mi=10
- Aircraft: N43AE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N43AE) (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 400HP (registry code 03013, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-400hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON 206L-1
- Reported engine: ALLISON 250 SER 400HP
- People aboard: 0
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141009020399I

## Narrative

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

A COMPANY MECHANIC WHO WAS RUN QUALIFIED BY AIR EVAC WAS CONDUCTING AN AFTER MAINTENANCE RUN UP CHECK OF THE AIRCRAFT ON THE RAMP OUTSIDE THE HANGAR.  WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS VFR AND DRY AT DVK.  TWO OTHER MECHANICS WERE SITTING IN THE BACK, HALF IN AND PARTIALLY OUTSIDE THE HELICOPTER CONDUCTING THE MAINTENANCE CHECKS. DURING THE RUN UP THE AIRCRAFT SUDDENLY CAME OFF THE GROUND, WENT APPROXIMATELY 10 FEET IN THE AIR AND CAME BACK DOWN, LANDING HARD ON FORWARD PART OF SKIDS, BOUNCED AND HIT HARD ON LEFT FRONT SKID, THEN SPUN AROUND TO THE LEFT ON THE GROUND A LITTLE OVER 1 1/2 TIMES BEFORE COMING TO A STOP.  DURING THIS TIME THE TWO MECHANICS IN THE BACK OF THE HELICOPTER EITHER FELL OR JUMPED OUT OF  OPPOSITE SIDES AND THE AIRCRAFT ALMOST LANDED ON ONE OF THEM HITTING HIM IN THE BACK AND INJURED THE HEEL OF THE OTHER AND BOTH OF THEM WERE NARROWLY MISSED BEING STRUCK BY THE TAIL ROTOR WHEN THEY SCRAMBLED TO GET OUT OF THE WAY.   THE RUN UP MECHANIC AND THE MECHANIC WITH THE INJURIED FOOT WERE TRANSPORTED TO THE LOCAL HOSPITAL WHERE THE RUN UP MECHANIC WAS DRUG TESTED AND THE OTHER ONE WAS TREATED FOR A FOOT INJURY.  THE THIRD MECHANIC DID NOT GO TO THE HOSPITAL.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED A HARD LANDING, BENDING THE FORWARD CROSS TUBE AND DISPLACING THE AIRCRAFT OUT OF THE FWD. CROSS TUBE SADDLES TO THE LEFT ON THE CROSS TUBE SPRINGING THE SKID GEAR. THE FAA HAS REQUESTED AND ARE  AWAITING ON THE AIR EVAC SAFETY DEPARTMENT'S REPORT, ANALYSIS OF THE INCIDENT, DETERMINING THE ROOT CAUSE AND THEIR CORRECTIVE ACTIONS.

## Other reports on N43AE (1)

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

- [Incident 20251230018569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251230018569I), Dec 30, 2025: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 (N43AE), Yukon, OK, No damage. While enroute, the aircraft experienced a hydraulic system failure. An emergency was declared. The aircraft landed safely with no injuries or damage reported.

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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