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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 · Dickson, TN · March 25, 2026

Date: March 25, 2026 · 14:27 local
Place: Dickson, TN
Airport: Dickson County Municipal Airpo
Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: EVCA
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N176AE
Reported as: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1
Reported engine: Allison 250-C28 series
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 4,682 total

N176AERegistered now · Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1S/N 45224 · Built 1979 Airframe modelBell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 Engine modelAllison 250-C28 seriesTurbo-shaft

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What happened

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

While en route to troy, TN from the nashville, TN area, the helicopter encountered electrical issues approximately 6 to 7 nautical miles northeast of the Dickson, TN airport (M02). The pilot initially reported a total loss of communications, followed by failures of the radar altimeter, pilot flight display (PFD), multifunction display (MFD), and the stability augmentation system (sas), all due to a loss of electrical power. The helicopter landed safely at the M02 airport.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE EN ROUTE TO TROY, TN FROM THE NASHVILLE, TN AREA, THE HELICOPTER ENCOUNTERED ELECTRICAL ISSUES APPROXIMATELY 6 TO 7 NAUTICAL MILES NORTHEAST OF THE DICKSON, TN AIRPORT (M02). THE PILOT INITIALLY REPORTED A TOTAL LOSS OF COMMUNICATIONS, FOLLOWED BY FAILURES OF THE RADAR ALTIMETER, PILOT FLIGHT DISPLAY (PFD), MULTIFUNCTION DISPLAY (MFD), AND THE STABILITY AUGMENTATION SYSTEM (SAS), ALL DUE TO A LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER. THE HELICOPTER LANDED SAFELY AT THE M02 AIRPORT.