# Accident 19900521016869A: Bell 47G3B1, Lake Wales, FL, May 21, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 1990, 08:50 local time
- Place: Lake Wales, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 27.8993° N, 81.5804° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.8993&lon=-81.5804&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1390X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1390X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-3B-1 (registry code 1181028, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TVO-435-GIA (registry code 41526, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tvo-435-gia) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B1
- Reported engine: LYC VO540*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,300 total, 200 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA90LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90LA125) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900521016869A

## Narrative

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

ON A SPRAY PASS DURING TURN NEAR POWER POLE, THE RIGHT BOOM CONTACTED TREES, MAIN ROTOR BLADES HIT POLE.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 MIA90LA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA90LA125), May 21, 1990: Bell 47G-3B-1 (N1390X), Lake Wales, FL, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES AND A POWER LINE POLE WHILE MANEUVERING DURING AN AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT.

## Other reports on N1390X (1)

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

- [Accident 20080714840859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080714840859A), Jul 14, 2008: Bell 47G3B1 (N1390X), Shafter, CA, Destroyed. (-23) During agricultural operathions N1390XP was attempting to spray a field at night, when the aircraft suffered an electrical failure, causing the…

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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