20230705016669A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 · Amity, MO · July 5, 2023

Date
July 5, 2023 · 13:50 local
Place
Amity, MO
Phase of flight
Maneuver
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
WCDG
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N828WP
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN23LA280
Reported as
Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1
Reported engine
Rolls-Royce 250-C30P
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
4,400 total58 in this make and model77 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.

During agricultural spray operations, the aircraft was making a final pass to the south when it impacted power lines and came to rest in a corn field.

As the FAA filed it

DURING AGRICULTURAL SPRAY OPERATIONS, THE AIRCRAFT WAS MAKING A FINAL PASS TO THE SOUTH WHEN IT IMPACTED POWER LINES AND CAME TO REST IN A CORN FIELD.

NTSB investigation

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