19850522022919A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 206B · New Baltimore, PA · May 22, 1985

Date
May 22, 1985 · 09:30 local
Place
New Baltimore, PA
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N9901K
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC85FGM04
Reported as
Bell 206B
Reported engine
Allison 250C20B
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,741 total478 in this make and model17 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Struck powerlines then trees during spraying run. Attention diverted looking for marking balloons.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK POWERLINES THEN TREES DURING SPRAYING RUN. ATTENTION DIVERTED LOOKING FOR MARKING BALLOONS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.