ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 367759
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| Date: | Wednesday 1 November 1989 |
| Time: | 10:00 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 47G-5 |
| Owner/operator: | Mark & Tracy English |
| Registration: | N4798R |
| MSN: | 7925 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1968 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 15216 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING VO-435-B1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Guadalupe, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT OF A HELICOPTER CROP DUSTER COLLIDED WITH A WOODEN POWER POLE DURING AERIAL APPLICATION IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. THE PILOT WAS AWARE OF THE OBSTACLE BEFORE THE FLIGHT. THE PILOT WAS ON THE SIXTH SWATH RUN ON A SOUTHEASTERLY DIRECTION HEADING DIRECTLY INTO THE RISING SUN ON THE HORIZON. THE PILOT REPORTED NO MALFUNCTION WITH THE AIRCRAFT.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT CLEARANCE ALLOWING THE AIRCRAFT TO COLLIDE WITH A WOODEN POWER POLE. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE SUNGLARE WHICH INHIBITED THE PILOT'S VISION.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX90DVM01
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 3 July 1992 | N4798R | Red Mountain Helicopters, Inc. | 0 | Mesa, AZ | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 22-Mar-2024 18:32 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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