# Accident 19840829044389A: Bell 47G5, Watsonville, CA, August 29, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 29, 1984, 11:30 local time
- Place: Watsonville, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 36.9508° N, 121.7194° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9508&lon=-121.7194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4096G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4096G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-5 (registry code 1181032, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G5
- Reported engine: LYC VO435B1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,616 total, 2,019 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX84LA464](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA464) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840829044389A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX84LA464](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA464), Aug 29, 1984: Bell 47G-5 (N4096G), Watsonville, CA, substantial damage

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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