# Incident 19900306034799I: Bell 47G4A, Portville, CA, March 6, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 6, 1990, 09:00 local time
- Place: Portville, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: SHPG
- Aircraft: N4262Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4262Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-4A (registry code 1181031, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-4a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-540 series (registry code 41534, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G4A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 12,000 total, 700 in this make and model, 39 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900306034799I

## Narrative

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

CONTACTED POWERLINE AT THE END OF A SPRAY RUN. LANDED SAFELY.

## Other reports on N4262Y (2)

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

- [Accident 20010811020569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010811020569A), Aug 11, 2001: Bell 47G4A (N4262Y), Strathmore, CA, No damage. (-23) Approximately 06:30 the pilot arrived at the field in which he intended to do agricultural spraying. The pilot did two complete turns around this field…
- [Accident 19830203002319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830203002319A), Feb 3, 1983: Bell 47G4A (N4262Y), Five Points, CA, Destroyed. Flying under wires struck another set of unseen wires on pull up from a spray run. Crashed into a canal.

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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