# Accident 20250718010399A: Bell 206B, Bloomington, IL, July 18, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 2025, 07:00 local time
- Place: Bloomington, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: 3CLG
- Location: 40.4383° N, 88.9226° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4383&lon=-88.9226&mi=10
- Aircraft: N975TR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N975TR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 SER 400HP (registry code 03013, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-400hp) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Reported engine: ALLISON 250 SER 400HP
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN25LA266](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA266) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250718010399A

## Narrative

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

BETWEEN 6:30 AND 7:00 AM, THE PILOT SET UP HIS “A-B LINE” BECAUSE HE STILL HAD 5 GALLONS OF PRODUCT LEFT IN THE HOPPER FROM THE PREVIOUS DAY AND THE NURSE TRUCK HAD NOT ARRIVED YET.  WHILE MAKING HIS “A-B LINE” HE SAW A CAR COMING FROM THE SOUTH AND SLOWED TO PREVENT DRIFT ONTO THE CAR.  HE REALIZED THE POWER LINES WERE IN FRONT OF HIM AND TRIED TO GO UNDER THEM.  HE HIT THE LOWER POWER LINE OF THE TWO WITH THE CONTROLS (NOT THE WIRE CUTTER).  HE REALIZED THE CONTROLS WERE OUT AND CAME DOWN ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE.  HE IS CERTAIN THAT THE MAIN ROTOR CUT THE TAIL BOOM.  THE FUSELAGE TUMBLED THROUGH THE MATURE CORN COMING TO REST ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT.  HE SHUT OFF SWITCHES, PULLED BREAKERS AND ROLLED OFF THE COLLECTIVE.  HE REALIZED THAT THE TURBINE WAS STILL RUNNING SO HE MOVED THE CORN THAT WAS IN THE LEFT SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE AND SHUT OFF THE FUEL.  THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN IN A COUPLE SECONDS.

## 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 CEN25LA266](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA266), Jul 18, 2025: Bell B206-B (N975TR), Bloomington, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to avoid power lines during an aerial application flight.

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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