# Accident 20130102000019A: Bell 206, Mcfarland, CA, January 2, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 2, 2013, 06:15 local time
- Place: Mcfarland, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7269° N, 119.1625° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7269&lon=-119.1625&mi=10
- Aircraft: N828AC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N828AC-2013-07-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206 (registry code 1181502, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce 250-C20B (registry code 54385, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-250-c20b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206
- Reported engine: ROLLS-ROYC 250-C20B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,680 total, 64 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR13FA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13FA080) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130102000019A

## Narrative

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

WHILE RETURNING FROM A CROP FROST CONTROL FLIGHT, AIRCRAFT CRASHED UNDER UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES IN A FARM FIELD APPOX 4.12 MILES FROM THE DELANO MUNI AIRPORT.  AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED BY POST-IMPACT FIRE AND PILOT INJURIES WERE FATAL.

## 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 WPR13FA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13FA080), Jan 2, 2013: Bell 206 (N828AC), Delano, CA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain helicopter control due to spatial disorientation while maneuvering in low visibility, dark night conditions.

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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