# Accident 20220721007799A: Bell 206B, Kenton, OH, July 21, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 2022, 14:30 local time
- Place: Kenton, OH
- Airport: Hardin County
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: IXTG
- Location: 40.6430° N, 83.6047° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6430&lon=-83.6047&mi=10
- Aircraft: N39MK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N39MK) (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, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 671 total, 192 in this make and model, 207 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22LA330](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA330) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220721007799A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT WAS CONDUCTING SPRAYING APPLICATION (PESTICIDE) ON CROPS (CORN) HE NOTICED A DROP IN ENGINE RPM AND DIDN'T KNOW IF IT WAS A FAULTY GAUGE OR FUEL MISMANAGEMENT OR FUEL STARVATION, HE THEN LOST POWER AND TRIED TO GAIN CONTROL BUT THE HELICOPTER IMPACTED THE GROUND HARD INTO A CORN FIELD. THE HELICOPTER WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED. PILOT WAS UNINJURED.

## 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 ERA22LA330](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA330), Jul 21, 2022: Bell 206B (N39MK), Kenton, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate fuel management, which resulted in fuel exhaustion and a loss of engine power.

## Other reports on N39MK (2)

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

- [Incident 20060920020779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060920020779I), Sep 20, 2006: Bell 206B (N39MK), Hamilton, TX. (-23) The pilot was picking up 4 heli-bags on a lanyard. One of the lanyards was about 6 feet longer than the others and the equipment dangled about an…
- [Accident 20050923024399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050923024399A), Sep 23, 2005: Bell 206B (N39MK), Titusville, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) See attached statements from personnel onboard. Planned maneuver was a 180-degree autorotation to a hover with planned touchdown from hover. Crew had…

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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