19841028061839A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 47G-2 · Castroville, CA · October 28, 1984

Date: October 28, 1984 · 09:30 local
Place: Castroville, CA
Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N8404E
NTSB investigation: NTSBLAX85LA035
Reported as: Bell 47G2
Reported engine: Lycoming VO435A1B
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 16,810 total450 in this make and model90 in the last 90 days

N8404ERegistration cancelled Dec 6, 1989 · Bell 47G-2S/N 2013 Airframe modelBell 47G-2

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What happened

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Crash occurred during emergency landing after engine quit during spray run from fuel exhaustion.

As the FAA filed it

CRASH OCCURRED DURING EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER ENGINE QUIT DURING SPRAY RUN FROM FUEL EXHAUSTION.

NTSB investigation

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NTSB LAX85LA035Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCastroville, CAAt the beginning of a swath run a total loss of power occurred. During the hard forced landing, the main rotor blades severed the tail boom. The helicopter fuel tanks were found empty after the accident.Oct 28, 1984 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N8404E · 2

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

Accident 19851218062929ALow Level Operations · Moss Landing, CAFelt shudder in the airframe and engine, went to full RPM. Could not stop descent to impact. No malfunction found.Dec 18, 1985 · Substantial damage Accident 19781206040789ALow Level Operations · Castroville, CALanding area was private road. Spraying artichokes,wire strike rsln loss of directional controlDec 6, 1978 · Reported as Bell 47B3 · Substantial damage