# Accident 20191017020199A: Bell 206B, New Salem, NC, October 17, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 17, 2019, 15:50 local time
- Place: New Salem, NC
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: V47G
- Location: 35.1492° N, 80.3622° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1492&lon=-80.3622&mi=10
- Aircraft: N167AG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N167AG-2021-01-08) (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: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 5,800 total, 242 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA20FA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20FA012) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20191017020199A

## Narrative

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

NEW SALEM, NC:  N167AG, A B206, CONDUCTING CROP SPRAYING STRUCK A POWER LINE AND CRASHED INTO A HEAVILY WOODED AREA APPROXIMATELY 34 MILES EAST OF CHARLOTTE, NC.  POB: 1, INJURIES: FATAL, DAMAGE: DESTROYED 10/17/2019 1950Z.

REFERENCE INVESTIGATIVE PTRS: EA68202000457

## 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 ERA20FA012](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20FA012), Oct 17, 2019: Bell 206 (N167AG), New Salem, NC, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate visual lookout, which resulted in impact with a powerline.

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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