# Accident 20080311011829A: Bell 206B, Ventura County, CA, March 11, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 11, 2008, 08:00 local time
- Place: Ventura County, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: RONG
- Location: 34.2136° N, 119.0942° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2136&lon=-119.0942&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
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,900 total, 2,300 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA08CA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08CA091) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080311011829A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 SEA08CA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA08CA091), Mar 11, 2008: Bell 206B (N7028J), Oxnard, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance with terrain during an aerial application.

## Other reports on N7028J (1)

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

- [Incident 20060712016349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060712016349I), Jul 12, 2006: Bell 206B (N7028J), Santa Paula, CA, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot was performing aerial application at location. During routine sweep, aircraft contacted power supply lines to property. Power lines were severed…

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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