# Accident 20170706010559A: Bell 206B, Dixon, KY, July 6, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 2017, 16:30 local time
- Place: Dixon, KY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: U9QG
- Location: 37.5322° N, 87.7653° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5322&lon=-87.7653&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8159J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8159J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce 250-C20 (registry code 54178, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-250-c20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ROLLS-ROYC 250-C20
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,596 total, 1,250 in this make and model, 163 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA393](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA393) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170706010559A

## Narrative

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

THE PART 137 PILOT STATED HE LOST TRACK OF POWERLINES WHILE SPRAYING THE FIELD.  HE HIT POWERLINES WITH THE TAIL ROTOR AND LANDED THE AIRCRAFT IN A NEARBY OPEN AREA.  THE HELICOPTER SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.

## 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 GAA17CA393](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA393), Jul 6, 2017: Bell 206 (N8159J), Dixon, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to see and avoid power lines while maneuvering at a low altitude. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s failure to adequately identify hazards to flight during agricultural…

## Other reports on N8159J (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19770127006542A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770127006542A), Jan 27, 1977: Bell 206A (N8159J), Lantana, FL, Minor damage

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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