# Accident 20250319002799A: Bell 206B II, Dayton, WA, March 19, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 2025, 12:29 local time
- Place: Dayton, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: 4NWG
- Location: 46.2364° N, 117.9353° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.2364&lon=-117.9353&mi=10
- Aircraft: N23SD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N23SD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B II (registry code 1181505, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b-ii) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce 250-C20 (registry code 54178, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-250-c20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B II
- Reported engine: ROLLS-ROYCE 250-C20B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,900 total, 1,168 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR25FA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25FA114) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250319002799A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 WPR25FA114](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR25FA114), Mar 19, 2025: Bell 206B II (N23SD), Mountain Home Park, WA, 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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