# Incident 20200731011869I: Bell 206B, Hubbard, NE, July 31, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 2020, 17:33 local time
- Place: Hubbard, NE
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: CH1G
- Location: 42.3859° N, 96.5910° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hubbard, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3859&lon=-96.5910&mi=10
- Aircraft: N16810, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N16810) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C20B (registry code 03081, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLISON 250-C20B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200731011869I

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER CONDUCTING AERIAL SPRAYING HIT A POWER LINE. PILOT STATED HE HAD BEEN PASSING UNDER THE WIRES FOR SEVERAL PASSES, BUT ON THE LAST PASS ALLOWED HIS HEIGHT ABOVE THE CORN CROP TO INCREASE SLIGHTLY RESULTING IN CONTACT WITH THE WIRE. PILOT SAFELY LANDED IN A CLEARING AND CHECKED HELICOPTER FOR DAMAGE. HE NOTED A SCUFF ON ONE MAIN ROTOR BLADE AND ON THE VERTICAL FIN.

## Other reports on N16810 (1)

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

- [Accident 19790624040039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790624040039A), Jun 24, 1979: Bell 206B (N16810), Gobernador, NM, Substantial damage. Forced landing due to engine failure. Cause of engine failure not determined.

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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