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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Bell 206B II · Dayton, WA · March 19, 2025

Date
March 19, 2025 · 12:29 local
Place
Dayton, WA
Phase of flight
Maneuver
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
4NWG
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N23SD
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR25FA114
Reported as
Bell 206B II
Reported engine
Rolls-Royce 250-C20B
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,900 total1,168 in this make and model

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot failed to observe the power lines suspended accross the valley.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT FAILED TO OBSERVE THE POWER LINES SUSPENDED ACCROSS THE VALLEY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.