- Date
- July 10, 1986, 21:10 local (Jul 11, 1986, 01:10 UTC)
- Place
- Augusta, GA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N5733XBell 206B
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860710063649A
- Case key
- 7147
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
In flight collision with object
Object - wire,transmission
Visual lookout - inadequateCause
In-flight planning/decision - inadequateCause
Judgment - poorCause
Hard landing
Precautionary landing - performedFactor
Analysis
During takeoff from an emergency landing zone, the aircraft collided with power lines and made a precautionary landing on the median between the highway. The helicopter was operating as an emergency medical services helicopter and the pilot was responding to a call to pick up an automobile accident victim.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5733X
- Reported as
- Bell 206B
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 3000
- Airframe hours
- 2,500
- Engine
- Allison 250-C20, 317 horsepower, turbo shaft
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 135
- Operator
- Midstate Helicopters, doing business as [Ems]
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · July 10, 1986 · 2 hours before
- Departed
- Augusta, GA
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 38
- Certificates
- Flight instructor, Commercial
- Instrument ratings
- Helicopter
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 3,811 total · 305 in this make and model · 2,550 as pilot in command · 150 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 270° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 5 statute miles
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.