# Accident 20240729010369A: Bell 206B, Nashua, IA, July 29, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 29, 2024, 13:30 local time
- Place: Nashua, IA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Cruise/Level Flight
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: 1XTG
- Location: 42.9617° N, 92.4906° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9617&lon=-92.4906&mi=10
- Aircraft: N94XA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N94XA) (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: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN24FA287](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24FA287) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240729010369A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER CONTACTED POWER LINES CAUSING THE PILOT TO LOSE CONTROL AND THE HELICOPTER TO BREAK APART, RESULTING IN A CRASH.

## 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 CEN24FA287](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24FA287), Jul 29, 2024: Bell 206 (N94XA), Nashua, IA, substantial damage, 1 fatal, investigation ongoing

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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