# Accident 20190504003939A: Bell 206B, Oxnard, CA, May 4, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 2019, 09:55 local time
- Place: Oxnard, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: RONG
- Location: 34.2203° N, 119.2239° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2203&lon=-119.2239&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: 2,561 total, 2,561 in this make and model, 259 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR19LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19LA135) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190504003939A

## Narrative

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

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 PLACED ON BOTH SIDES OF THE FUSELAGE AND WERE FILLED WITH WHITE WASH TYPE PAINT INORDER TO PAINT GREENHOUSE ROOFS.  THE PILOT HAD PREVIOUSLY PERFORMED TWO WHITE WASHING JOBS AND ON THE THIRD WHITE WASH GREENHOUSE ROOF NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF VICTORIA AVENUE AND GONZALAS ROAD IN OXNARD CALIFORNIA THE PILOT WAS TO SPRAY FOUR LOADS ON THE GREEN HOUSE ROOFS, ON THE FIRST LOAD THE PILOT HAD NOTICED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS FLYING RIGHT SIDE LOW WHICH MADE THE PILOT THINK THAT THE RIGHT SIDE TANK WAS STILL FULL OF PAINT AND DID NOT DISPERSE PROPERLY AND CREATED AN INBALANCE AND CENTER OF GRAVITY PROBLEM.  THE PILOT PROCEEDED TO FLY AWAY FROM THE GREEN HOUSES TO DUMP THE REMAINING PAINT FROM THE TANKS BUT THAT ONLY INCREASED THE CENTER OF GRAVITY PROBLEM CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO ROLL TO THE RIGHT AND SPIRAL TO THE GROUND.

## 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 WPR19LA135](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR19LA135), May 4, 2019: Bell 206 (N49643), Oxnard, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inability to maintain control of the helicopter while maneuvering at a low altitude due to reasons that could not be determined based on available evidence.

## Other reports on N49643 (2)

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

- [Incident 20180420003889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180420003889I), Apr 20, 2018: Bell 206B (N49643), Goleta, CA, Minor damage. 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…
- [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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