# NTSB Accident ANC20CA070
> **Bell 206L-1** · 2020-07-16 · Homer, AK, USA · NONE
## 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.

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