# NTSB MIA77FKT69: Bell 206B, N90324, Ft Myers, FL, August 27, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 27, 1977
- Place: Ft Myers, FL · FT MYERS, FL
- Location: 26.6406° N, 81.8723° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Myers, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.6406&lon=-81.8723&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report June 8, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145519
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA77FKT69
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA77FKT69

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4268  77/8/27  NR.FT MYERS,FL        BELL 206B           CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 9295
        TIME - 0845                    N90324              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 468 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         FT MYERS,FL                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 4500                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING FORESTS
          KIND OF CROP - MOSQUITO CONTROL                          TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - USED                                           CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - AFT OF PILOT                      TERRAIN-TYPE -SWAMPY/WATER
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  6                   SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
          PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - ENTRY TO PROCEDURE TURN
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N90324](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90324-2012-08-09), registration cancelled 2012-08-09, S/N 1874, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 206B
- Registry model: [Bell 206B](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-206b) (registry code 1181511) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Allison 250 SER 400HP](https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-ser-400hp) (registry code 03013, turbo-shaft) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: turbo shaft
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19770827035769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770827035769A), Aug 27, 1977: Bell 206B, Ft Myers, FL, Substantial damage

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.

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