# Incident 19870819049539I: Bell 206B, Bowling Green, VA, August 19, 1987

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 1987, 20:15 local time
- Place: Bowling Green, VA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Prw On Run Landing (Rotorcraft
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: AGQA
- Location: 38.0531° N, 77.3474° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bowling Green, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0531&lon=-77.3474&mi=10
- Aircraft: N206BY, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N206BY-2018-10-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B-III (registry code 1181506, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b-iii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C20 series (registry code 03020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,400 total, 1,400 in this make and model, 160 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870819049539I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ROTOR BLADE STRUCK AN ANTENNA MOUNT ON A POST DURING LANDING, FOLLOWING SPRAY OPERATIONS.

## Other reports on N206BY (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20110301003649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110301003649A), Mar 1, 2011: Bell 206B-III (N206BY), Erda, UT, Substantial damage. One pilot was practicing maneuvering the helicopter in order to place a specific long-line practice load of about 50 pounds over a specific location at the…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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