# Accident 19890522012089A: Bell UH1B, Oldtown, MD, May 22, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 1989, 07:08 local time
- Place: Oldtown, MD
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: ZIOG
- Location: 39.5393° N, 78.6091° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5393&lon=-78.6091&mi=10
- Aircraft: N508SC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL UH1B
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 2
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO89FA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO89FA033) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890522012089A

## Narrative

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

SPRAYING GYPSY MOTHS OVER WOODED TERRAIN WITH BUCKETS ON LONG LINE. COLLIDED WITH CABLES. NOSED UP AND CRASHED.

## 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 BFO89FA033](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO89FA033), May 22, 1989: Bell UH-1B (N508SC), Oldtown, MD, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO SEE-AND-AVOID THE OBSTRUCTION (INADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT). FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE OBSTRUCTION (STATIC WIRES), AND THE LACK OF VISUAL CUES FOR THE PILOT TO…

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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