19890201001659A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Bell 47G-3B-2 · Strathmore, CA · February 1, 1989

Date
February 1, 1989 · 09:41 local
Place
Strathmore, CA
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
PWMG
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N2918W
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX89DVA03
Reported as
Bell 47G3B2
Reported engine
Lycoming TVO435B1A
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,600 total9,000 in this make and model

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Sudden gust of wind pushed sling bucket into loading truck as helicopter tookoff pulling it down onto top of truck.

As the FAA filed it

SUDDEN GUST OF WIND PUSHED SLING BUCKET INTO LOADING TRUCK AS HELICOPTER TOOKOFF PULLING IT DOWN ONTO TOP OF TRUCK.

NTSB investigation

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