ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 289098
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| Date: | Wednesday 20 July 2011 |
| Time: | 09:30 LT |
| Type: |  Bell 47G-5 |
| Owner/operator: | Gomes Farm Air Service Inc |
| Registration: | N1375X |
| MSN: | 7840 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1967 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 8224 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming VO-435 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Watsonville, California -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | Salinas Municipal Airport, CA (SNS/KSNS) |
| Watsonville, CA (N/A) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
During an aerial application flight, the pilot was spraying water on a field to wash the hopper tank for the next load of chemicals. During the second pass, the pilot attempted to clear a wire that ran perpendicular to his flight path by descending beneath it at an altitude of approximately 5 feet. The pilot reported that the outer end of one main rotor blade struck the pole and the helicopter impacted the ground and rolled over.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a pole while maneuvering during an aerial application flight.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB WPR11CA339
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 10 February 1983 | N1375X | Pacific Rotors, Inc. | 0 | Irvine, CA | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 05-Oct-2022 09:47 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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