# Accident 20250114000129A: Bell 206A, Lemoore, CA, January 14, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 14, 2025, 12:30 local time
- Place: Lemoore, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: TOCG
- Location: 36.3512° N, 119.8872° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3512&lon=-119.8872&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6255N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6255N-2025-09-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206A (registry code 1181508, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 250HP (registry code 03002, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-250hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206A
- Reported engine: ALLISON 250 SER 250HP
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 8,500 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 110 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR25LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA078) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250114000129A

## Narrative

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

ON JANUARY 14, 2025, WHILE CONDUCTING AGRICULTURAL OPERATIONS, THE HELICOPTER HIT A POWER LINE WITH ITS MAIN ROTOR BLADE WHILE FLYING AT A LOW ALTITUDE EN ROUTE TO REFILL ITS HOPPER, RESULTING IN A CRASH. THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE AIRCRAFT, AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE HELICOPTER WAS DESTROYED IN THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 WPR25LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25LA078), Jan 14, 2025: Bell 206A (N6255N), Lemoore, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from power lines while maneuvering at a low altitude.

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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