# Accident 19930731027219A: Bell 47G3B, Clarinda, IA, July 31, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 1993, 17:30 local time
- Place: Clarinda, IA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 40.7308° N, 95.0302° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7308&lon=-95.0302&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8480E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8480E-2013-05-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-3B (registry code 1181026, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TVO-435-GIA (registry code 41526, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tvo-435-gia) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B
- Reported engine: LYC VO435A1F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,800 total, 600 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI93LA305](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA305) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930731027219A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT SKIDS STRUCK THE POWERLINES WHILE MANEUVERING FOR SPRAY RUN. HELICOPTER IMPACTED TERRAIN. BECAME 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 CHI93LA305](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA305), Jul 31, 1993: Bell 47G-3B (N8480E), Clarinda, IA, destroyed. Probable cause: THE COMMERCIAL PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE CLEARANCE FROM OBSTACLES DURING AERIAL APPLICATION MANEUVERS.

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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