# Accident 19890602014149A: Bell 47G2, Buena, WA, June 2, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 2, 1989, 09:20 local time
- Place: Buena, WA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: GFSG
- Location: 46.4307° N, 120.3205° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.4307&lon=-120.3205&mi=10
- Aircraft: N41721, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N41721-2012-12-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-2 (registry code 1181008, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2
- Reported engine: LYC VO435A1B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,400 total, 725 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA89LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA098) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890602014149A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A POWERLINE, CRASHED AND BURNED WHILE MAKING A FLY OVER AT FIELD TO BE SPRAYED.

## 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 SEA89LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA89LA098), Jun 2, 1989: Bell 47G-2 (N41721), Buena, WA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN AN ADEQUATE VISUAL LOOKOUT AND CLEARANCE TO AVOID THE POWER LINES.

## Other reports on N41721 (2)

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

- [Accident 19830611024879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830611024879A), Jun 11, 1983: Bell 47G2 (N41721), Zillah, WA, Substantial damage. Fuel exhaustion occurred en route to another spray site. Autorotated into trees. Fuel gauges were inaccurate.
- [Accident 19780407010249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780407010249A), Apr 7, 1978: Bell 47G2 (N41721), Goldendale, WA, 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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