# Accident 20230705011249A: Bell 206B, Chapman, KS, July 5, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 2023, 16:48 local time
- Place: Chapman, KS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9978° N, 97.0175° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9978&lon=-97.0175&mi=10
- Aircraft: N67FA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N67FA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C20 series (registry code 03020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLISON 250-C20 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 5,350 total, 2,008 in this make and model, 64 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23LA279](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA279) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230705011249A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN23LA279](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA279), Jul 5, 2023: Bell 206B (N67FA), Chapman, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from the power line during an agricultural application pass.

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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