# Accident 19891101044159A: Bell 47G5, Guadalupe, CA, November 1, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 1, 1989, 08:00 local time
- Place: Guadalupe, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: LSSG
- Location: 35.0502° N, 120.4792° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0502&lon=-120.4792&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4798R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4798R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-5 (registry code 1181032, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G5
- Reported engine: LYC VO435B1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,800 total, 2,100 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX90DVM01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90DVM01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19891101044159A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 LAX90DVM01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX90DVM01), Nov 1, 1989: Bell 47G-5 (N4798R), Guadalupe, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN SUFFICIENT CLEARANCE ALLOWING THE AIRCRAFT TO COLLIDE WITH A WOODEN POWER POLE. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE SUNGLARE WHICH INHIBITED THE PILOT'S VISION.

## Other reports on N4798R (1)

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

- [Accident 19920703026479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920703026479A), Jul 3, 1992: Bell 47G5 (N4798R), Mesa, AZ, Destroyed. Reported power droop on liftoff caused helicopter to settle hard to ground rotors destroyed aircraft.

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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