# Accident 19840104000219A: Bell 47G2, Watsonville, CA, January 4, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 4, 1984, 12:30 local time
- Place: Watsonville, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 36.9495° N, 121.7190° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9495&lon=-121.7190&mi=10
- Aircraft: N10194, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10194-1988-07-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-2 (registry code 1181008, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2
- Reported engine: LYC VO435A1D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 18,248 total, 5,670 in this make and model, 112 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX84LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA131) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840104000219A

## Narrative

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

SPRAY BOOM STRUCK A STAND PIPE DURING A SPRAY RUN. CRASH LANDED.

## 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 LAX84LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA131), Jan 4, 1984: Bell 47G-2 (N10194), Watsonville, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N10194 (1)

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

- [Accident 19820123001799A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820123001799A), Jan 23, 1982: Bell 47G2 (N10194), Watsonville, CA, Substantial damage. Testing spray nozzles with water , flew into a telephone line. Tail low emergency landing severed tail boom.

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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