# Incident 20150814019159I: Bell 205A-1, Azusa, CA, August 14, 2015

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 2015, 13:57 local time
- Place: Azusa, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Operator: H11L
- Location: 34.1385° N, 117.9123° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Azusa, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1385&lon=-117.9123&mi=10
- Aircraft: N15HX, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N15HX) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 205A-1 (registry code 1181414, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-205a-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Honeywell T5317 series (registry code 33907, https://openairdocs.org/engine/honeywell-t5317-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 205A-1
- Reported engine: HONEYWELL T5317 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,843 total, 149 in this make and model, 93 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150814019159I

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS IN THE CALIFORNIA SAN GABRIEL MOUNTAINS ENGAGED IN FIREFIGHTING ACTIVITIES.  AIRCRAFT STRUCK COMMUNICATION WIRES DURING CLIMB OUT AFTER FILLING TANKS WITH SNORKEL.  AN UNEVENTFUL LANDING WAS MADE OFF SIGHT.  NO INJURIES.  MINOR DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT.

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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