# Incident 20160920016359I: Bell 206B, Beaufort, SC, September 20, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 20, 2016, 07:25 local time
- Place: Beaufort, SC
- Airport: Beaufort County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4531° N, 80.7186° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Beaufort, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4531&lon=-80.7186&mi=10
- Aircraft: N906BC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N906BC-2021-05-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce 250-C20J (registry code 54181, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-250-c20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 603 total, 320 in this make and model, 57 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160920016359I

## Narrative

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

DURING THE START UP TO REPOSITION AIRCRAFT TO MAINTENANCE THE PILOT FAILED TO REMOVE THE MAIN ROTOR TIE DOWN STRAP. DURING START THE TIE DOWN STRAP CONTACTED THE TOP OF THE VERTICAL STABILZER. THE PILOT SHUT DOWN AND REMOVED THE MAIN ROTOR TIE DOWN STRAP. THE BEACON WAS STRUCK AND DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT AND THE VERTICAL STABILIZER SUSTAINED DAMAGE ON THE LEADING AND TRAILING EDGE.

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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