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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 206B · Mt. Vernon, IL · July 19, 2013

Date: July 19, 2013 · 09:30 local
Place: Mt. Vernon, IL
Phase of flight: Other, Specify
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: 1KHG
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N23L
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN13LA447
Reported as: Bell 206B
Reported engine: Rolls-Royce 250-C20B
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Airline transport
Pilot’s flight hours: 6,200 total

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What happened

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Pilot had just completed a swath run over a field when the aircraft came in contact with the ground resulting in minor injuries to the pilot and sole occupant, and substantial damage to the aircraft.

Further investigation is pending and an amendment will be filed to this report.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT HAD JUST COMPLETED A SWATH RUN OVER A FIELD WHEN THE AIRCRAFT CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE GROUND RESULTING IN MINOR INJURIES TO THE PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT, AND SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

FURTHER INVESTIGATION IS PENDING AND AN AMENDMENT WILL BE FILED TO THIS REPORT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN13LA447Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportTamaroa, ILThe pilot's failure to maintain clearance from terrain during an agricultural application maneuver.Jul 19, 2013 · Substantial damage