NTSB CAROL · Event
Event CEN25LA266
Registry · N975TR
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
BELL 206B
Year of manufacture
1974 · 51 years old at event
TCDS
H2SW · BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON CANADA LTD
Engine
ALLISON 250 SER 400HP (400 hp)
Seats / Engines
5 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
20220614
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S AD97F1
Registrant of record
BAS PART SALES LLC
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Probable cause & findings
The pilot’s failure to avoid power lines during an aerial application flight.
Factual narrative
The pilot reported that he was completing an aerial application flight in the helicopter. During a spray pass, he noticed a car on the nearby road, so he slowed the helicopter to avoid the applicant drifting onto the car. He then noticed power lines in front of him and attempted to fly underneath them but collided with the lower line. The pilot lost control of the helicopter which impacted in a field and came to rest on its left side. The helicopter sustained substantial damage to the fuselage and tail boom. The pilot added that he was not aware of the powerlines before the flight, even though he had sprayed this field many times before. 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-Action/decision-Info processing/decision-Identification/recognition-Pilot
- — Personnel issues-Action/decision-Info processing/decision-Decision making/judgment-Pilot
- — Environmental issues-Physical environment-Object/animal/substance-Wire-Awareness of condition
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_2025_CEN25LA266.txt.
Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb.
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