Aviation accident ANC20CA070

Name: aviation accident: Bell 206L-1 near Homer (2020-07-16)
Start: 2020-07-16
Location: Homer, AK, USA

NONE · Bell 206L-1 · 2020-07-16 · Homer, AK, USA

Event

NTSB number: ANC20CA070
Event ID: 20200716X10253
Type: Accident
Date: 2020-07-16
Location: Homer, AK, USA
Coordinates: 59.400001, -153.516662

Injuries

Highest injury: NONE
Fatal: 0
Serious: 0
Minor: 0
Uninjured: 1
Total aboard: 1

Aircraft

Make: Bell
Model: 206L-1
Registration: N1432D
FAR Part: 133
Engines: 1
Damage: SUBS

Conditions

Light: DAYL
Weather: VMC

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 mast measured.

Source

Authoritative: NTSB CAROL
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown