# Accident 20190111000179A: Bell 206B, Yuma, AZ, January 11, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 11, 2019, 21:00 local time
- Place: Yuma, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: CE07
- Location: 32.6194° N, 114.6456° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6194&lon=-114.6456&mi=10
- Aircraft: N88HC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N88HC) (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: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 3,775 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR19TA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19TA061) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190111000179A

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS PILOT IN COMMAND OF N88HC, A BELL 206 THAT WAS EQUIPPED AND PERFORMING AERIAL AGRICULTURAL SPRAYING (PART 137) OPERATIONS.  HE HAD JUST COMPLETED A SPRAYING OPERATION AT ONE FIELD AND HAD MOVED TO THE NEXT SCHEDULED FIELD.  IT WAS KNOWN THAT THE FIELD HAD POWERLINES THAT CROSSED THE FIELD TOWARD THE SOUTH END OF THE FIELD.  THE TIME WAS APPROXIMATELY 8:30 TO 9:00 PM SO THE SPRAYING OPERATION WAS BEING CONDUCTED AT NIGHT.  THE PILOT DECENDED INTO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE FIELD TO BEGIN THE RECON.  AS THE AIRCRAFT MOVED NORTHWARD ALONG THE EAST SIDE OF THE FIELD, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE WIRES.  THE PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD JUST SEEN THE WIRES AND HAD LOWERED THE COLLECTIVE TO BEGIN A DESCENT.  THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED UPWARD AND THEN IMPACTED THE GROUND, DESTROYING THE AIRCRAFT.  THE PILOT WAS CONSCIOUS AFTER THE CRASH WHERE HE CALLED HIS SUPPORT CREW ON HIS PHONE AND TOLD THEM THAT HE HAD A BROKEN LEG AND RIBS.  THE SUPPORT CREW CALLED EMERGENCY SERVICES AND THE PILOT WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL.

## 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 WPR19TA061](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19TA061), Jan 12, 2019: Bell 206 (N88HC), Yuma, AZ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from power transmission wires while flying at low altitude in nighttime conditions.

## Other reports on N88HC (1)

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

- [Incident 20111103025279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111103025279I), Nov 3, 2011: Bell 206B (N88HC), Buckeye, AZ, Minor damage. Airman was operating a part 137 aerial agricultural spray application. These operations are frequently conducted on location with support crew and equipment…

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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