ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 381716
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| Date: | Tuesday 14 June 1983 |
| Time: | 13:00 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 47G-5 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N2252W |
| MSN: | 7966 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1969 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming 435-B1A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Valley Center, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Rancho, CA |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE ACFT WAS DAMAGED DURING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING A POWER LOSS WHILE ENGAGED IN AERIAL APPLICATION. THE PILOT TOOK OFF WITH 25 GALLONS OF FUEL WHICH HE SAID WAS USUALLY ENOUGH FOR SPRAYING 40-50 ACRES. THIS JOB WAS 19 ACRES BUT IT WAS 10-12 MILES AWAY AT 1400 FT MSL. POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE ACFT FUEL SYSTEM CONTAINED ONLY 1 PINT OFFUEL. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE POWER LOSS MAY HAVE BEEN THE RESULT OF FUEL EXHAUSTION. NO OTHER REASON FOR POWER LOSS WAS DISCOVERED.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX83FUM07
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 9 June 1984 | N2252W | Pacific Rotors, Inc. | 0 | Oceanside, CA | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 02-Apr-2024 06:26 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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