ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 375804
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| Date: | Wednesday 18 December 1985 |
| Time: | 18:21 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 47G-2 |
| Owner/operator: | Gomes Farm Air Service |
| Registration: | N8404E |
| MSN: | 2013 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 12366 hours |
| Engine model: | LYCOMING VO-435 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Moss, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
| Castroville, CA (540) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
AFTER STARTING A LEFT CLIMBING TURN AT THE END OF A SPRAY RUN THE PLT SAID HE FELT A 'SHUDDER IN THE AIRFRAME' AS THE ENGINE 'WENT TO FULL RPM.' THE PLT STATED THAT HE THOUGHT 'THE CLUTCH HAD SLIPPED' AND ADDED COLLECTIVE TO COMPENSATE. THE HELICOPTER BEGAN SETTLING TOWARD THE GROUND AND THE PLT SAID HE COULD NOT ARREST THE DESCENT PRIOR TO GROUND IMPACT. THE ENGINE, TRANSMISSION AND CLUTCH ASSEMBLIES WERE EXAMINED, WITH NO EVIDENCE OF PRE-IMPACT FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION EVIDENT.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX86LA070
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 28 October 1984 | N8404E | Gomes Farm Air Service | 0 | Castroville, CA | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 29-Mar-2024 09:43 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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