NTSB CAROL · Event
Event CEN24LA275
Registry · N67110
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
BELL 206B
Year of manufacture
1993 · 31 years old at event
TCDS
H2SW · BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON CANADA LTD
Engine
ROLLS-ROYC 250-C20J (420 hp)
Seats / Engines
5 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
20230711
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A8E203
Registrant of record
MF HELICOPTERS LLC
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Probable cause & findings
The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a wire during an agricultural application pass.
Factual narrative
The pilot reported that he was conducting agricultural spray operations at the time of the accident. The pilot stated that he was distracted by ground vehicle traffic and the helicopter struck a wire. He lowered the collective, and the helicopter impacted the field. The helicopter rolled forward and came to rest on the left side of the fuselage. The helicopter sustained substantial damage to the main rotor system and the tail boom separated. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact failures or malfunctions that would have precluded normal operations. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12
NTSB Findings
Hierarchical cause / factor breakdown from the FAA bulk avdata database. Each finding tagged C (Cause) or F (Factor).
- — Personnel issues-Psychological-Attention/monitoring-Monitoring environment-Pilot
- — Aircraft-Aircraft oper/perf/capability-Performance/control parameters-Altitude-Not attained/maintained
- — Environmental issues-Physical environment-Object/animal/substance-Wire-Contributed to outcome
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_2024_CEN24LA275.txt.
Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb.
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