# Accident 20250727010329A: Bell 206B, Ames, NE, July 27, 2025

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 27, 2025, 10:30 local time
- Place: Ames, NE
- Airport: Fremont Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: BWUG
- Location: 41.4595° N, 96.7534° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4595&lon=-96.7534&mi=10
- Aircraft: N432TV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N432TV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 206B (registry code 1181511, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Rolls-Royce 250-C20B (registry code 54385, https://openairdocs.org/engine/rolls-royce-250-c20b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 15,000 total, 4,500 in this make and model, 250 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN25LA292](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA292) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250727010329A

## Narrative

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

THE HELICOPTER HAD COMPLETED IT’S SECOND AERIAL APPLICATION AND WAS RETURNING TO THE SERVICE TRUCK TO REFILL DISPENSING AGENT.  AT SOME POINT BETWEEN THE PREVIOUS LANDING/REFILLING CYCLE AND THE CURRENT APPROACH, THE SERVICING TRUCK HAD REPOSITIONED ON THE ROAD.  THIS RESULTED IN PLACING IT MUCH CLOSER TO AN INTERSECTING ROAD WHICH HAD AN ELECTRICAL POWER LINE EXTENDING FROM THE MAIN LINES TO A RESIDENTIAL HOUSE.  THE PILOT EXECUTED A RETURN LANDING APPROACH CONSISTENT WITH PREVIOUS OPERATIONS, UNAWARE OF THE TRUCK’S REPOSITIONING. THIS ACTION RESULTED IN MAIN ROTOR BLADE CONTACT WITH THE POWER LINES.  THE PILOT WAS ABLE TO IMMEDIATELY LAND THE AIRCRAFT ON THE ADJACENT ROAD AND SHUT DOWN.  DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT OCCURRED TO BOTH MAIN ROTOR BLADES, THE HORIZONTAL DRIVESHAFT FAIRING/COVER, AND A LARGE HOLE IN THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE COCKPIT WINDSHIELD.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN RELOCATED VIA TRAILER TO ITS FIXED BASE OF OPERATIONS APPROXIMETELY 30 MILES AWAY AND SECURED IN A HANGAR.

## 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 CEN25LA292](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA292), Jul 27, 2025: Bell 206B (N432TV), North Bend, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from wires while maneuvering at a low altitude, and the ground crew failure to inform the pilot that the support truck had been moved.

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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