19891101044159A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 47G-5 · Guadalupe, CA · November 1, 1989

Date
November 1, 1989 · 08:00 local
Place
Guadalupe, CA
Phase of flight
Low Level Operations
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
LSSG
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4798R
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX90DVM01
Reported as
Bell 47G5
Reported engine
Lycoming VO435B1A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,800 total2,100 in this make and model

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What happened

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Struck a power pole and crashed during a spray run. Reported sun obscured vision. Pilot was soaked by toxic load.

As the FAA filed it

STRUCK A POWER POLE AND CRASHED DURING A SPRAY RUN. REPORTED SUN OBSCURED VISION. PILOT WAS SOAKED BY TOXIC LOAD.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N4798R · 1

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