# Incident 20180315014599I: Bell Helicopter BH06, Cropwell, AL, March 15, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 2018, 13:30 local time
- Place: Cropwell, AL
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5523° N, 86.2691° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cropwell, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5523&lon=-86.2691&mi=10
- Aircraft: N501JS, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N501JS) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C20 series (registry code 03020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL HELICOPTER BH06
- Reported engine: P&W CANADA JT15D 5 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180315014599I

## Narrative

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

INADVERTANT WIRE STRIKE WHILE ENGAGED IN LAW ENFORCEMENT/SAR. (PUBLIC USE)

FURTHER EXAMINATION REVEALED THAT IN ADDITION TO THE BROKEN WINDSHEILD AND CABIN TOP SHEET METAL DAMAGE, THE AIRCRAFT ALSO SUFFERED MAIN ROTOR BLADE STRIKE DAMAGE.

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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