# Accident 20240721017129A: Bell 206B, Cuba City, WI, July 21, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 2024, 11:00 local time
- Place: Cuba City, WI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: 4MFG
- Location: 42.6240° N, 90.3971° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6240&lon=-90.3971&mi=10
- Aircraft: N67110, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N67110) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce 250-C20J (registry code 54181, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-250-c20j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ROLLS-ROYC 250-C20J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,839 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN24LA275](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA275) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240721017129A

## Narrative

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

WHILE APPLYING AERIAL APPLICATION THE PILOT WAS MAKING A TURN FOR THE NEXT SWOOTH AND STRUCK  THE POWER LINES. THE CABLES PULLED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE GROUND CAUSING A COMPLETE LOSS OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT SURVIVED WITH NO SUBSTANTIAL INJURIES.

## 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 CEN24LA275](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA275), Jul 21, 2024: Bell 206B (N67110), Cuba City, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a wire during an agricultural application pass.

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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