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CEN25LA292

2025-07-27 · North Bend, Nebraska, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Current FAA registration · N432TV

Make / Model
BELL 206B
Year of manufacture
1981 · 44 years old at event
Engine
ROLLS-ROYC 250-C20B (420 hp)
Seats / Engines
5 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
20180427
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A52C49

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

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.

Factual narrative

During a telephone interview, the pilot stated that he had been spraying a 300-acre field and had already made about 10 passes with the helicopter. He stated that after each pass he landed near a support vehicle to replenish the hopper. On the final approach to the support vehicle, the pilot did not see the wires and the helicopter struck them with the main rotor blades. The pilot landed the helicopter on an adjacent road without further incident. The helicopter sustained substantial damage to the main rotor blades. The pilot discovered that the driver of the support vehicle had moved the truck about 50 ft closer to the wires than it was previously positioned. He stated that the driver of the support vehicle did not inform him that the truck had been moved. The pilot stated that there were no mechanical problems with the helicopter before striking the wires. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12

NTSB Findings

FAA avdata. C = Cause, F = Factor.

  • — Environmental issues-Physical environment-Object/animal/substance-Wire-Awareness of condition
  • — Aircraft-Aircraft oper/perf/capability-Performance/control parameters-Altitude-Not attained/maintained
  • — Personnel issues-Psychological-Attention/monitoring-Monitoring environment-Pilot
  • — Personnel issues-Action/decision-Action-Lack of action-Ground crew

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2025_CEN25LA292.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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