19800617019759A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 47G-2 · Rosamond, CA · June 17, 1980

Date
June 17, 1980 · 14:35 local
Place
Rosamond, CA
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2498B
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX80DUQ15
Reported as
Bell 47G2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
5,802 total600 in this make and model548 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Ran out of fuel during spray operations. Nosed up on landing in muddy field. Main rotor severed tail boom.

As the FAA filed it

RAN OUT OF FUEL DURING SPRAY OPERATIONS. NOSED UP ON LANDING IN MUDDY FIELD. MAIN ROTOR SEVERED TAIL BOOM.

NTSB investigation

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