ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 133760
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| Date: | Tuesday 7 July 1998 |
| Time: | 08:00 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 47G-5 |
| Owner/operator: | Gomes Farms Air Service Inc. |
| Registration: | N7914S |
| MSN: | 7848 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 6700 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming VO-435-BIA |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Salinas, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was spraying a field approximately 10 feet agl parallel to telephone lines. The main rotor blades clipped the telephone lines and the helicopter descended into the ground. The skids became embedded in a row of irrigation pipes and the aircraft nosed over and came to rest inverted. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions with the aircraft prior to the accident.
Probable Cause: The failure of the pilot to maintain clearance with the telephone lines.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX98LA225
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Dec-2016 19:26 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 06-Apr-2024 19:29 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Phase, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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