# Accident 20120427008199A: Bell 206B, Elizabethtown, PA, April 27, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 2012, 08:15 local time
- Place: Elizabethtown, PA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: OQVG
- Location: 40.2047° N, 76.5694° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2047&lon=-76.5694&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16EP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N16EP-2018-03-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C20B (registry code 03081, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLISON 250-C20B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 4,700 total, 2,900 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12CA304](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA304) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120427008199A

## Narrative

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

DURING SPRAY APPLICATION MANEUVERING, THE PILOT (SINGLE OCCUPANT) BECAME DISTRACTED WITH THE ELECTRONIC SPRAY/NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT AND ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO MAKE CONTACT WITH THE GROUND.  CONTROLLED FLIGHT INTO TERRAIN.

## 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 ERA12CA304](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA304), Apr 27, 2012: Bell 206B (N16EP), Hershey, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's diverted attention while performing aerial application at low altitude, which resulted in controlled flight into terrain. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to adjust…

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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