# Accident 20100728041539A: Bell 206B, St. Olaf, IA, July 28, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 2010, 17:17 local time
- Place: St. Olaf, IA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: NJUG
- Location: 42.9131° N, 91.3408° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9131&lon=-91.3408&mi=10
- Aircraft: N275RA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N275RA-2013-05-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce 250-C20 (registry code 54178, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-250-c20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ROLLS-ROYC 250-C20
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 11,680 total, 2,400 in this make and model, 165 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10CA446](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA446) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100728041539A

## Narrative

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

THE AIRCRAFT WAS CONDUCTING AERIAL APPLICATION WHEN IT IMPACTED A POWER LINE DAMAGING THE HELICOPTER.  THE DAMAGE CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO BECOME UNCONTROLLABLE AND IT CRASHED INTO A FIELD.  THE HELICOPTER RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.  AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, THE SUN WAS CAUSING REDUCED VISIBILITY AND APPEARS TO BE A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 CEN10CA446](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA446), Jul 28, 2010: Bell 206 (N275RA), St. Olaf, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from wires during the agricultural flight.

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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