# Accident 19910626024079A: Bell 47G2, White Castle, LA, June 26, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 1991, 15:30 local time
- Place: White Castle, LA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: KDIG
- Location: 30.1617° N, 91.1485° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of White Castle, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.1617&lon=-91.1485&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8460E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8460E-2018-08-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-2A (registry code 1181012, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-540 series (registry code 41534, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2
- Reported engine: LYC VO435A1F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,382 total, 976 in this make and model, 132 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW91DRD06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91DRD06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910626024079A

## Narrative

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

COLLIDED WITH GROUND DURING A SPRAY RUN. NO DETAILS.

## 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 FTW91DRD06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91DRD06), Jun 26, 1991: Bell 47-G2 (N8460E), White Castle, LA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER AIRCRAFT HANDLING, WHICH RESULTED IN SETTLING WITH POWER.

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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