# Accident 20200716018099A: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1, King Salmon, AK, July 16, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 16, 2020, 15:14 local time
- Place: King Salmon, AK
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Operating rules: Rotorcraft external load (Part 133)
- Location: 59.4000° N, 153.5167° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=59.4000&lon=-153.5167&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1432D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1432D-2021-06-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 (registry code 1182107, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206l-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce 250-C30P (registry code 54013, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-250-c30p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON 206L-1
- Reported engine: ROLLS-ROYC 250-C30P
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 26,995 total, 2,300 in this make and model, 117 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC20CA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC20CA070) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200716018099A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 16TH, 2020, THE PILOT IN COMMAND MEET THE COMPLETE BOAT CREW TO DISCUSS SAFETY AROUND THE AIRCRAFT.

HE ASKED THE CREW IF THEY KNEW THE LENGTH OF THE MAST. NOBODY IN THE CREW WAS SURE ITS EXACT SIZE. THE PILOT MADE A GUESS AROUND ABOUT 50 FEET. HE THEN PROCEED WITH USING HIS 50 FOOT LONG LINE WHEN THE AIRCRAFTS MAIN ROTOR CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE MAST THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED WITH FLOATS DEPLOYED

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC20CA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC20CA070), Jul 16, 2020: Bell 206L-1 (N1432D), Homer, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to see and avoid the boat's mast, which resulted in a main rotor blade strike. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's inadequate preflight planning by not having the boat's…

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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