# Accident 20120424006079A: Bell 206B, Arvin, CA, April 24, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 2012, 18:00 local time
- Place: Arvin, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: CUFG
- Location: 35.0406° N, 118.8097° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0406&lon=-118.8097&mi=10
- Aircraft: N969W, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N969W-2018-01-10) (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, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 970 total, 95 in this make and model, 130 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12CA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA183) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120424006079A

## Narrative

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

ON 04-24-2012 N696W A BELL 206 HELICOPTER WAS INVOLVED IN A NON INJURY ACCIDENT. THE HELICOPTERS WAS BEING OPERATED UNDER 14 CFR-PART 137 AND WAS CONDUCTING AGRICULTURAL OPERATIONS. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A WIRE WITH ITS MAIN ROTOR . THE PILOT TRIED TO CONTROL THE AIRCRAFT AND LAND IT ON AROAD  BUT WAS UNSUCCESFUL AS HE HAD LOSE LATERAL MOVEMENT OF THE CYCLIC. THE HELICOPTER SPRAY SYSTEM CAUGHT ON A VINGARD AND ROLLEDTHE HELICOPTER  INVERTED.FATIGUE MAY HAVE PLAYED A FACTOR .  IT WAS THE LAST FLIGHT OF A LONG DAY.

## 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 WPR12CA183](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA183), Apr 25, 2012: Bell 206B (N969W), Arvin, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot did not maintain clearance from power lines during low altitude maneuvering.

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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