# Accident 20100719043249A: Bell 206B-III, July 19, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 2010, 07:50 local time
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 41.0542° N, 76.8544° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0542&lon=-76.8544&mi=10
- Aircraft: N302MG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N302MG-2011-03-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B-III (registry code 1181506, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b-iii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce 250-C20B (registry code 54385, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-250-c20b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B-III
- Reported engine: ROLLS-ROYC 250-C20B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 12,223 total, 7,000 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10CA367](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA367) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100719043249A

## Narrative

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

WHILE SPRAYING SUSQUEHANNA RIVER FOR BLACK FLY. PILOT LOST TRACK OF WIRES CROSSING RIVER IN THE AREA BEING SPRAYED. WHILE PULLING OUT OF SPRAY RUN AIRCRAFT PULLED UP INTO 3 OF 4 WIRES CROSSING RIVER. PILOT STATED HE WAS AWARE OF WIRES AND JUST LOST TRACK OF HIS POSTION IN RELATION TO THE WIRES. PILOT CHOSE TO FLY A EAST TO WEST PATTERN DUE TO RISING SUN, THUS FLYING TOWARDS THE WIRES.

## 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 ERA10CA367](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA367), Jul 19, 2010: Bell 206 (N302MG), Roseville, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a known wire hazard.

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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