# Incident 20180420003889I: Bell 206B, Goleta, CA, April 20, 2018

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 20, 2018, 08:30 local time
- Place: Goleta, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: RONG
- Location: 34.4354° N, 119.8589° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Goleta, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4354&lon=-119.8589&mi=10
- Aircraft: N49643, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49643-2019-09-05) (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, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 4,296 total, 1,864 in this make and model, 137 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180420003889I

## Narrative

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

WHILE OPERATING UNDER 14 CFR 137, THE HELICOPTER SPRAY BOOM CONTACTED A HIGH TENSION POWERLINE. THE POWERLINE CAUSED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE SPRAY BOOM AND LEFT LANDING SKID.

## Other reports on N49643 (2)

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

- [Accident 20190504003939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190504003939A), May 4, 2019: Bell 206B (N49643), Oxnard, CA, Destroyed. On may 4, 2019 N49643 s/n 1813, Bell helicopter 206B was equipted with agricultural equiptment (isolair model 3900 agricultural spray system). The tanks were…
- [Accident 19860322010849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860322010849A), Mar 22, 1986: Bell 206B (N49643), Huntington Beac, CA, Substantial damage. Vertical fin struck a berm during forced landing at night after engine failed. Cause of malfunction undetermined.

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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