# Accident 20230730013369A: Bell 206B, Deloit, IA, July 30, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 2023, 10:30 local time
- Place: Deloit, IA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: 10AG
- Location: 42.0344° N, 95.3103° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0344&lon=-95.3103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N231RL, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N231RL) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce 250-C20B (registry code 54385, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-250-c20b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ROLLS-ROYC 250-C20B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23LA342](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA342) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230730013369A

## Narrative

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

WHIILE ON A SPRAY-RUN, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A POWERLINE. THE POWERLINE WAS WRAPPED AROUND THE MAIN ROTOR OF THE AIRCRAFT. THIS CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO COME TO REST IN THE 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 CEN23LA342](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA342), Jul 30, 2023: Bell 206B (N231RL), Denison, IA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot’s inflight distraction, which resulted in his failure to see and avoid wires.

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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