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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 47G-5A · Farmington, CA · March 9, 1991

Date
March 9, 1991 · 16:30 local
Place
Farmington, CA
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator
JYWG
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N59403
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX91LA128
Reported as
Bell 47G5A
Reported engine
Lycoming VO435B1A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
10,000 total10,000 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Flew into liquid fertilizer during a turn from spray run. Lost engine RPM settled to ground. Air intake was fouled.

As the FAA filed it

FLEW INTO LIQUID FERTILIZER DURING A TURN FROM SPRAY RUN. LOST ENGINE RPM SETTLED TO GROUND. AIR INTAKE WAS FOULED.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N59403 · 1

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