# Accident 19911004045079A: Bell 47D1, Clewiston, FL, October 4, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 4, 1991, 09:00 local time
- Place: Clewiston, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: HMIG
- Location: 26.7490° N, 80.9302° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.7490&lon=-80.9302&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3655F (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47D1
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6V4200C32
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,741 total, 89 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA92LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92LA003) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911004045079A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK A GUY WIRE ON PULL-UP FROM A SPRAY RUN. IMPACT HIT TAIL ROTOR. CRASHED OUT OF CONTROL, INVERTED.

## 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 MIA92LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA92LA003), Oct 4, 1991: Bell 47D-1 (N3655F), Clewiston, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE CLEARANCE WHILE MANEUVERING RESULTING IN AN IN FLIGHT COLLISION WITH A GUY WIRE.

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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