# Accident 19920629022699A: Bell 206B, Bessemer, AL, June 29, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 1992, 18:42 local time
- Place: Bessemer, AL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: SJYG
- Location: 33.4403° N, 86.7398° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4403&lon=-86.7398&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2636X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2636X-1992-10-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 10,942 total, 3,808 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL92LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA132) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920629022699A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK POWERLINE WHILE SPRAYING CHEMICAL ON POWERLINE RIGHT OF WAY. CRASHED AND BURNED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL92LA132](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL92LA132), Jun 29, 1992: Bell 206B (N2636X), Bessemer, AL, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOTS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE FROM WIRES.

## Other reports on N2636X (1)

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

- [Incident 19850927068219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850927068219I), Sep 27, 1985: Bell 206B (N2636X), Mamou, LA. Total power loss followed loud bang from engine compartment. Made autorotation to a soybean field.

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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