# Accident 20240720008599A: Bell 206B, Cornland, IL, July 20, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 2024, 16:06 local time
- Place: Cornland, IL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: 2HQG
- Location: 39.9375° N, 89.4017° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9375&lon=-89.4017&mi=10
- Aircraft: N26UK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26UK-2024-12-02) (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: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,045 total, 400 in this make and model, 175 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN24LA276](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA276) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240720008599A

## Narrative

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

PILOT CLIPPED A POWER LINE WHILE SPRAYING IN AGRICULTURE OPERATIONS. TIME OF DAY WAS DUSK.

## 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 CEN24LA276](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA276), Jul 21, 2024: Bell 206 (N26UK), Cornland, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot was unable to see a wire due to the setting sun and the helicopter subsequently struck the wire.

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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