# Incident 20230803010499I: Bell 206B, Cottage Grove, WI, August 3, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 3, 2023, 15:30 local time
- Place: Cottage Grove, WI
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: 4MFG
- Location: 43.0924° N, 89.2052° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cottage Grove, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0924&lon=-89.2052&mi=10
- Aircraft: N67882, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N67882) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C20 (registry code 03080, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLISON 250-C20
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,598 total, 530 in this make and model, 56 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230803010499I

## Narrative

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

WHILE APPLYING AGRICULTURAL SPRAY TO A FIELD THE PILOT OF ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STRUCK A POWER LINE WITH THE SPRAY BOOM OF THE HELICOPTER. THE PILOT MAINTAINED CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND LADED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. AT THE INITIAL INSPECTION THE PILOT STATED THAT ONLY THE SPRAY BOOM RECEIVED DAMAGE. UPON FURTHER REVIEW OF THE AIRCRAFT FROM A FAA  AIRWORTHINESS INSPECTOR IT WAS FOUND THAT THE VERTICAL FIN OF THE HELICOPTER, THE ENGINE COVER ACCESS DOOR, AND ONE OF THE MAIN BLADES MAY HAVE BEEN HIT BY THE STRUCK ELECTRICAL WIRE AND CAUSED MINOR DAMAGE. NO OTHER DAMAGE WAS FOUND AT THE TIME OF INSPECTION.

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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