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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Bell 206B · Walkerton, IN · September 9, 2019

Date: September 9, 2019 · 13:14 local
Place: Walkerton, IN
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: 8BFG
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N19TV
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN19LA309
Reported as: Bell 206B
Reported engine: Allison 250-C20J
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 3,960 total1,220 in this make and model326 in the last 90 days

N19TVRegistration cancelled May 6, 2023 · Bell 206BS/N 2716 · Built 1979 Airframe modelBell 206B Engine modelAllison 250-C20JTurbo-shaft

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

While spraying a field, the PIC was coming to the end of a pass. As he went to climb to clear a row of pine trees, the rotorcraft engine lost power. The ship started to spin on the yaw axis. The tail boom struck a tree which caused the fuselage skids to strike a nearby pick up truck and horse trailer. The tail boom separated from the rotorcraft and the ship came to rest on its right side. The pilot was uninjured, shut of the engine and electrical system and exited the aircraft. There was no post crash fire.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE SPRAYING A FIELD, THE PIC WAS COMING TO THE END OF A PASS. AS HE WENT TO CLIMB TO CLEAR A ROW OF PINE TREES, THE ROTORCRAFT ENGINE LOST POWER. THE SHIP STARTED TO SPIN ON THE YAW AXIS. THE TAIL BOOM STRUCK A TREE WHICH CAUSED THE FUSELAGE SKIDS TO STRIKE A NEARBY PICK UP TRUCK AND HORSE TRAILER. THE TAIL BOOM SEPARATED FROM THE ROTORCRAFT AND THE SHIP CAME TO REST ON ITS RIGHT SIDE. THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED, SHUT OF THE ENGINE AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND EXITED THE AIRCRAFT. THERE WAS NO POST CRASH FIRE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN19LA309Accident · No injuriesClass 3 · LimitedFinal reportWalkerton, INThe partial loss of engine power due to fuel contamination.Sep 9, 2019 · Substantial damage