# Accident 19800617019759A: Bell 47G2, Rosamond, CA, June 17, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 1980, 14:35 local time
- Place: Rosamond, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 34.8641° N, 118.1634° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rosamond, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8641&lon=-118.1634&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2498B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2498B-2012-09-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-2 (registry code 1181008, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,802 total, 600 in this make and model, 548 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX80DUQ15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DUQ15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800617019759A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX80DUQ15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX80DUQ15), Jun 17, 1980: Bell 47G-2 (N2498B), Rosamond, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2498B (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19810430020769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810430020769A), Apr 30, 1981: Bell 47G2 (N2498B), Oasis, CA, Substantial damage. Helicopter struck wires and crashed during aerial application operation.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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