# Incident 20060712016349I: Bell 206B, Santa Paula, CA, July 12, 2006

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 12, 2006, 11:09 local time
- Place: Santa Paula, CA
- Airport: Santa Paula Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: RONG
- Location: 34.3470° N, 119.0616° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SANTA PAULA (SZP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3470&lon=-119.0616&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7028J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7028J-2013-05-03) (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: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 26,328 total, 8,000 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060712016349I

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS PERFORMING AERIAL APPLICATION AT LOCATION. DURING ROUTINE SWEEP, AIRCRAFT CONTACTED POWER SUPPLY LINES TO PROPERTY. POWER LINES WERE SEVERED AND THERE WAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO POWER POLE AND TRANSFORMER. AIRCRAFT LANDED AT SERVICE LANDING ZONE. PILOT AND GROUND CREW REMOVED DAMAGED EQUIPMENT AND FLEW AIRCRAFT TO OXR MAINTENANCE BASE. AS A RESULT OF THE LIVE POWER LINES CONTACT WITH UNDERBRUSH, A SMALL FIRE IGNITED. VENTURA COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT RESPONDED TO SCENE.

## Other reports on N7028J (1)

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

- [Accident 20080311011829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080311011829A), Mar 11, 2008: Bell 206B (N7028J), Ventura County, CA, Destroyed. (-23) While conducting aerial application the aircraft and main rotor struck the ground destroying the aircraft. Pilot was not injured. Wx was not 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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