# Incident 20180529006349I: Bell 206 L-3, Patterson, LA, May 29, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 2018, 15:20 local time
- Place: Patterson, LA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: YTRA
- Location: 29.6909° N, 91.3095° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Patterson, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.6909&lon=-91.3095&mi=10
- Aircraft: N512RL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N512RL-2023-12-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206L-3 (registry code 1182108, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206l-3) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C30 series (registry code 03015, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c30-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206 L-3
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,893 total, 789 in this make and model, 208 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180529006349I

## Narrative

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

PILOT DID NOT NOTICE THE CRANE CABLE WHICH WAS APPROXIMATELY 12 INCHES FROM THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES.

PILOT DRIFTED AFT WHEN PICKING UP TO A HOVER WHICH CAUSED A BLADE STRIKE.

NTSB WILL NOT BE PURSUING THIS MATTER ANY FURTHER PER CONVERSATION WITH TODD FOX AT THE NTSB.

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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