20230705011249A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 206B · Chapman, KS · July 5, 2023

Date
July 5, 2023 · 16:48 local
Place
Chapman, KS
Phase of flight
Other, Specify
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N67FA
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN23LA279
Reported as
Bell 206B
Reported engine
Allison 250-C20 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
5,350 total2,008 in this make and model64 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On 07/05/2023 with VFR weather, at 16:48 CST, the Kansas highway patrol reported aircraft privacy data omitted, a Bell 206 helicopter, had crashed while spraying agricultural chemical in a corn field about 0.5 mile north of Chapman Kansas. There were no injuries to the pilot who was the sole occupant.

As the FAA filed it

ON 07/05/2023 WITH VFR WEATHER, AT 16:48 CST, THE KANSAS HIGHWAY PATROL REPORTED AIRCRAFT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A BELL 206 HELICOPTER, HAD CRASHED WHILE SPRAYING AGRICULTURAL CHEMICAL IN A CORN FIELD ABOUT 0.5 MILE NORTH OF CHAPMAN KANSAS. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT WHO WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.