19840829044389A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 47G-5 · Watsonville, CA · August 29, 1984

Date
August 29, 1984 · 11:30 local
Place
Watsonville, CA
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4096G
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX84LA464
Reported as
Bell 47G5
Reported engine
Lycoming VO435B1A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,616 total2,019 in this make and model50 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.

Struck telephone wires trying to miss a powerline during aerial application procedures.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK TELEPHONE WIRES TRYING TO MISS A POWERLINE DURING AERIAL APPLICATION PROCEDURES.

NTSB investigation

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