# Accident 20051002024039A: Bell 206B, Pixley, CA, October 2, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 2, 2005, 09:18 local time
- Place: Pixley, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: YL7G
- Location: 35.5072° N, 119.1919° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5072&lon=-119.1919&mi=10
- Aircraft: N201SC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 25,000 total, 300 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX06CA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06CA002) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051002024039A

## Narrative

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

(-23) N201SC, A BELL 206B HELICOPTER CRASHED AFTER STRIKING A POWER POLE SUPPORT WIRE DURING AERIAL APPLICATION, ONE MILE SOUTH OF PIXLEY, CALIF. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST INSIDE AN EMPTY IRRIGATION CANAL. AIRCRAFT LANDED ON LEFT SIDE, NEARLY INVERTED, AND WAS DESTROYED. THE PILOT ESCAPED AIRCRAFT ON HIS OWN WITH SERIOUS INJURIES, AND CALLED FOR HELP USING HIS CELL PHONE.

## 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 LAX06CA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX06CA002), Oct 2, 2005: Bell 206B (N201SC), Pixley, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the wire during a low altitude aerial application flight.

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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