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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Bell 407 · Silver City, NM · June 6, 2020

Date: June 6, 2020 · 15:00 local
Place: Silver City, NM
Airport: Mimbres Valley Helispot
Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: H11A
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N27HX
Reported as: Bell 407
Reported engine: Allison 250 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,950 total2,400 in this make and model55 in the last 90 days

N27HXRegistered now · Bell 407S/N 53012 · Built 1996 Airframe modelBell 407 Engine modelAllison 250 seriesTurbo-prop

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On June 6, 2020, a Bell 407 helicopter, N27HX, registered to privacy data omitted, experienced a wire strike while attempting to land at Mimbres Valley Helispot, Silver City, new Mexico, while

On a part 91 smoke jumper crew shuttle flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, and a VFR flight plan was not filed. The aircraft sustained minor damage and the certificated pilot was not injured. The flight originated at Mimbres Valley Helispot, Silver City, new Mexico, on June 6, 2020, at 1400 MST.

As the FAA filed it

ON JUNE 6, 2020, A BELL 407 HELICOPTER, N27HX, REGISTERED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, EXPERIENCED A WIRE STRIKE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT MIMBRES VALLEY HELISPOT, SILVER CITY, NEW MEXICO, WHILE

ON A PART 91 SMOKE JUMPER CREW SHUTTLE FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE AND THE CERTIFICATED PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT MIMBRES VALLEY HELISPOT, SILVER CITY, NEW MEXICO, ON JUNE 6, 2020, AT 1400 MST.