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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Bell 47G-5A · Soledad, CA · May 3, 1981

Date
May 3, 1981 · 08:45 local
Place
Soledad, CA
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N2994W
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX81FVM21
Reported as
Bell 47G5A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
12,000 total4,000 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Helicopter developed yaw on pull up from swath run. Crash landed. Found score and heat discolored clutch.

As the FAA filed it

HELICOPTER DEVELOPED YAW ON PULL UP FROM SWATH RUN. CRASH LANDED. FOUND SCORE AND HEAT DISCOLORED CLUTCH.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N2994W · 1

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