# Accident 20220418002299A: Bell Helicopter Textron 206B, Fowler'S Bluff, FL, April 18, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 2022, 12:37 local time
- Place: Fowler'S Bluff, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: 2VVG
- Location: 29.3543° N, 83.0280° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.3543&lon=-83.0280&mi=10
- Aircraft: N919AC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N919AC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell Helicopter Textron 206B (registry code 1181518, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce 250-C20B (registry code 54385, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-250-c20b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON 206B
- Reported engine: ROLLS-ROYC 250-C20B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 5,556 total, 3,492 in this make and model, 39 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA192) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220418002299A

## Narrative

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

ON APRIL 18/2022, AT 12:37PM, WHILE ON AN AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT IN A REMOTE AREA NEAR FOWLER'S BLUFF (FL), N919AC, A BELL HELICOPTER 206B, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ A 14 CFR PART 137 AGRICULTURAL AIRCRAFT OPERATOR (DARLINGTON, IN), EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER DURING CLIMB OUT OF THE APPLICATION AREA AND LANDED ON A DIRT ROAD. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT (SOLE OCCUPANT) WAS UNINJURED. THE AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHTS ORIGINATED EARLIER THE SAME DAY FROM THE REMOTE AREA.

## 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 ERA22LA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA192), Apr 18, 2022: Bell Helicopter Textron 206B (N919AC), Cedar Key, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper fuel planning during agricultural spraying operations, which resulted in fuel starvation, a loss of engine power, and a hard landing following an autorotation.

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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