# Accident 19940425009319A: Bell 206B, Summerville, OR, April 25, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 1994, 16:30 local time
- Place: Summerville, OR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: GEPG
- Location: 45.5197° N, 118.0195° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.5197&lon=-118.0195&mi=10
- Aircraft: N35BL, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N35BL-2012-09-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (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
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11,000 total, 150 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA94LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA109) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940425009319A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK WIRES ON CLIMBOUT FROM LOADING TRUCK. AWARE WIRES IN AREA. FAILED TO SEE SAME DUE GREY OVERCAST.

## 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 SEA94LA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA94LA109), Apr 25, 1994: Bell 206B (N35BL), Summerville, OR, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT DID NOT MAINTAIN CLEARANCE FROM THE WIRES. THE OVERCAST SKY CONDIITON WAS A FACTOR.

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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