Bell 206B N16726

Summary

On 1 July 2025 at about 13:45 local time, a Bell 206B registered N16726, operated by Aeroag, was involved in an accident near Edgerton, Missouri, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause has been published yet; this accident is still under investigation.

Date

1 July 2025 at 13:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Edgerton, Missouri, United States

Coordinates

39.4417, -94.6567

Aircraft

Bell 206B

Registration

N16726

Category

Helicopter

Year built

1976

Engines

1

Operator

Aeroag

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN25LA232

Nobody was injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. The investigation is still open; a final report usually follows one to two years after the accident.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On July 1, 2025, at 0845 central daylight time, a Bell 206B, N17626, was substantially damaged when it was involved in an accident near Edgerton, Missouri. The commercial pilot was uninjured. The helicopter was operated under Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations as a Part 137 aerial application flight. The pilot stated that during a departure climb, he heard the engine surge and saw the main rotor speed decrease. He said that he pulled back on the cyclic to slow down and lowered the collective slightly to see if he could regain rotor speed, while the helicopter was about 150-200 feet agl and the airspeed was about 45-50 kts. He then heard the engine shut down. He immediately lowered the collective and turned the aircraft slightly to the south to attempt a landing to a grass pasture. During the landing, the helicopter sustained substantial damage to the tailboom, a tail rotor blade, and the main rotor blades. The helicopter was retained for further examination.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.