# Accident 19900622021819A: Bell 47D1, Meadville, PA, June 22, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 1990, 10:00 local time
- Place: Meadville, PA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: VJGG
- Location: 41.6394° N, 80.1397° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6394&lon=-80.1397&mi=10
- Aircraft: N310A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N310A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47D1 (registry code 1180802, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47d1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6V4 series (registry code 27033, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v4-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47D1
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6V4178B32
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 17,030 total, 10,025 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC90DGM02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90DGM02) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900622021819A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A POWERLINE AND CRASHED WHILE ENTERING FIELD TO BE SPRAYED.  HAD SPRAYED SAME FIELD FOR 20 YEARS.

## 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 NYC90DGM02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC90DGM02), Jun 22, 1990: Bell 47D1 (N310A), Meadville, PA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO SEE AND AVOID THE POWER LINES.

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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