# Accident 20130719013679A: Bell 206B, Mt. Vernon, IL, July 19, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 19, 2013, 09:30 local time
- Place: Mt. Vernon, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: 1KHG
- Location: 38.0936° N, 89.1928° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0936&lon=-89.1928&mi=10
- Aircraft: N23L (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ROLLS-ROYC 250-C20B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 6,200 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13LA447](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA447) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130719013679A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN13LA447](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13LA447), Jul 19, 2013: Bell 206B (N23L), Tamaroa, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from terrain during an agricultural application maneuver.

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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