# Accident 19810317010519A: Bell 47G, Pescadero, CA, March 17, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 1981, 12:30 local time
- Place: Pescadero, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 37.2449° N, 122.3789° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pescadero, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2449&lon=-122.3789&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62221, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N62221) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G (registry code 1181002, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,348 total, 163 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX81DVM17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DVM17) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810317010519A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX81DVM17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DVM17), Mar 17, 1981: Bell 47G (N62221), Pescadero, CA, destroyed

## Other reports on N62221 (1)

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

- [Accident 19760908027399A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760908027399A), Sep 8, 1976: Bell 47G (N62221), San Pedro, CA, Substantial damage. 1St t/o.settled back to pad.2nd attempt,settled to water.3rd attempt,main rotors hit water.

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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