# Accident 20060630013879A: Bell 206B, Walford, IA, June 30, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 2006, 12:50 local time
- Place: Walford, IA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.8756° N, 91.8522° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8756&lon=-91.8522&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2877F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2877F-2006-12-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 250HP (registry code 03002, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-250hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 8,979 total, 4,790 in this make and model, 74 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI06FA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06FA173) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060630013879A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED A PARKING AREA IN WALFORD, IOWA FOR THE PURPOSE OF FILMING A PROCESSION OF AUTOMOBILES ON A STATE HIGHWAY. WITNESSES STATED THAT THE HELICOPTER MADE SEVERAL LOW PASSES TO THE EAST AND TO THE WEST AT A FLIGHT PATH PARALLEL TO THE HIGHWAY. ON THE FINAL PASS TO THE WEST, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK TWO NORTH-SOUTH POWER WIRES AND CRASHED IN A CORN FIELD APPROXIMATELY 120 FEET FROM THE POINT OF THE WIRE STRIKE. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. A CAMERA OPERATOR SEATED IN THE REAR OF THE HELICOPTER WAS FATALLY INJURED. THE PILOT AND FRONT SEAT PASSENGER RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES. ^PRIVACY DATA OMIT^

## 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 CHI06FA173](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06FA173), Jun 30, 2006: Bell 206B (N2877F), Walford, IA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from powerlines. The powerlines were 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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