ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 167979
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| Date: | Friday 18 July 2014 |
| Time: | 07:30 |
| Type: |  Bell 47G-2 |
| Owner/operator: | Bettencourt Flying Service Inc |
| Registration: | N6768D |
| MSN: | 2441 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1959 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Near Merced Rgn'l Airport/Macready Field (KMCE), Merced, CA -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Merced Regional (KMCE) |
| Merced Regional (KMCE) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The crop dusting helicopter clipped a powerline and crashed in a water melon field north-northwest of Merced Regional Airport. The aircraft was consumed by the post-impact fire and the sole pilot onboard received serious injuries.
Sources:
http://kmph.com/story/26055638/helicopter-crash-in-merced-friday-morning
http://abc30.com/news/crop-dusting-helicopter-crashes-near-merced-regional-airport/197839/
http://www.mercedsunstar.com/news/local/article3292571.html
http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/N6768D.html
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 9 July 1990 | N6768D | Private | 0 | Hatley, WI | |
sub |
| 8 July 2009 | N6768D | Private | 0 | Turlock, California | |
sub |
| Loss of control | ||||||
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Jul-2014 16:59 | gerard57 | Added |
| 20-Jul-2014 00:57 | Geno | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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