# Incident 20150318002969I: Bell 206L-3, Lexington, KY, March 18, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 18, 2015, 14:15 local time
- Place: Lexington, KY
- Airport: Uk Heliport
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: EVCA
- Location: 37.9887° N, 84.4777° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lexington, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9887&lon=-84.4777&mi=10
- Aircraft: N282AE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N282AE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206L-3 (registry code 1182108, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206l-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce 250-C30P (registry code 54013, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-250-c30p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206L-3
- Reported engine: ALLISON 250-C30 SER
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150318002969I

## Narrative

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

MARCH 18, 2015 AT 1440 EDT N282AE, A 1991 BELL HELICOPTER, 206L-3, SN 51452, OWNED AND OPERATED BY AIR EVAC EMS, INC.  MADE AN UNEVENTFUL PRECAUTIONARY LANDING IN A FIELD NEAR THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY IN LEXINGTON, KY.  THE PILOT SMELLED SOMETHING RESEMBLING ELECTRICAL BURNING SHORTLY AFTER LIFTOFF FROM THE HOSPITAL AND WITNESSED THE LOAD CURRENT METER REACH FULL DEFLECTION.

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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