# Accident 20210827008709A: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1, Glide, OR, August 27, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 2021, 06:35 local time
- Place: Glide, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: 4NWG
- Location: 43.4387° N, 122.9100° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4387&lon=-122.9100&mi=10
- Aircraft: N303AE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N303AE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 (registry code 1182107, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206l-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 250HP (registry code 03002, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-250hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON 206L-1
- Reported engine: ALLISON 250 SER 250HP
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 29,000 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR21LA333](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA333) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210827008709A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER STRUCK TREE WITH ROTOR BLADE, LOST CONTROL AND CRASHED DURING A LOW LEVEL 137 SPRAY OPERATION.

## 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 WPR21LA333](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA333), Aug 27, 2021: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 (N303AE), Glide, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a tree during an aerial application.

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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