# Accident 19930521014719A: Bell 47G2A, Berlin, WI, May 21, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 1993, 17:50 local time
- Place: Berlin, WI
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 43.9705° N, 88.9497° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9705&lon=-88.9497&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8458E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8458E-2017-10-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-2A (registry code 1181012, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2A
- Reported engine: LYC VO435*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,380 total, 3,575 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI93LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA179) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930521014719A

## Narrative

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

PILOT HIT AN EIGHT FOOT POLE DURING A SWATH RUN OF AN AERIAL APPLICATION. IMPACTED THE GROUND.

## 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 CHI93LA179](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA179), May 21, 1993: Bell 47 (N8458E), Berlin, WI, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO SEE THE OBSTRUCTION.

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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