# Accident 20100723043489A: Bell 206B, New Hampton, IA, July 23, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 23, 2010, 18:20 local time
- Place: New Hampton, IA
- Airport: New Hampton Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: T4SG
- Location: 43.0869° N, 92.3431° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0869&lon=-92.3431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N40TA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N40TA-2018-02-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (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
- Reported engine: ROLLS-ROYC 250-C20B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 5,940 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 165 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10CA428](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA428) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100723043489A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK OVERHEAD POWER LINE WHILE PERFORMING AERIAL APPLICATION WITH A ROTORCRAFT. THERE WERE NO WIRE CUTTERS INSTALLED ON THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 CEN10CA428](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA428), Jul 23, 2010: Bell 206B (N40TA), New Hampton, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from wires.

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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