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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Bell 47G · Pescadero, CA · March 17, 1981

Date
March 17, 1981 · 12:30 local
Place
Pescadero, CA
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N62221
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX81DVM17
Reported as
Bell 47G
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,348 total163 in this make and model34 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Rotor struck a power pole during a spray run. Helicopter rolled over on ground impact.

As the FAA filed it

ROTOR STRUCK A POWER POLE DURING A SPRAY RUN. HELICOPTER ROLLED OVER ON GROUND IMPACT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

Other reports on N62221 · 1

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