# Accident 20130804022569A: Bell 206B, Salinas, CA, August 4, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 4, 2013, 10:26 local time
- Place: Salinas, CA
- Airport: Salinas Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: CBFG
- Location: 36.5375° N, 121.5417° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5375&lon=-121.5417&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90146, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90146-2018-03-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C20 series (registry code 03020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLISON 250-C20 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 5,000 in this make and model, 131 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR13LA358](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA358) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130804022569A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT MADE A HARD LANDING AFTER LOSING ENGINE POWER. THE PILOT HAD COMPLETED HIS FIRST SPRAY LOAD AND WAS RETURNING TO THE SUPPLY TRUCK FOR MORE APPLICANT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 WPR13LA358](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA358), Aug 4, 2013: Bell 206B (N90146), Chualar, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Maintenance personnel's failure to properly tighten the bolts securing the main driveshaft to the transmission, which resulted in fatigue failure of the bolts and disconnection of the driveshaft…

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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