# Accident 19900508014719A: Bell 47G2A, Sivel Bend, TX, May 8, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 8, 1990, 14:45 local time
- Place: Sivel Bend, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: SNMG
- Location: 33.6300° N, 97.1502° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6300&lon=-97.1502&mi=10
- Aircraft: N25126, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25126-2013-07-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell-Moore 47G-2A (registry code 1181019, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-moore-47g-2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TVO-435-GIA (registry code 41526, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tvo-435-gia) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2A
- Reported engine: LYC VO435A1F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 23,000 total, 12,000 in this make and model, 160 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW90DPA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90DPA03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900508014719A

## Narrative

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

CONDUCTED SPRAYING IN GUSTY SURFACE WIND. CAUGHT DOWNDRAFT,UNABLE TO RECOVER. STRUCK NEARBY TREES 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 FTW90DPA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW90DPA03), May 8, 1990: Bell-Moore 47G-2A (N25126), Sivell Bend, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: CLEARANCE WAS NOT MAINTAINED BY THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND.

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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