# Accident 20230705016669A: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1, Amity, MO, July 5, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 2023, 13:50 local time
- Place: Amity, MO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: WCDG
- Location: 39.8712° N, 94.4352° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8712&lon=-94.4352&mi=10
- Aircraft: N828WP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N828WP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 (registry code 1182107, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-helicopter-textron-206l-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce 250-C30P (registry code 54013, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-250-c30p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON 206L-1
- Reported engine: ROLLS-ROYC 250-C30P
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 4,400 total, 58 in this make and model, 77 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23LA280](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA280) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230705016669A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN23LA280](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA280), Jul 5, 2023: Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 (N828WP), Amity, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to see and avoid wires while conducting a low-level aerial application flight.

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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