# Accident 19940811021189A: Bell 47G3B1, Sargent, MN, August 11, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 1994, 10:30 local time
- Place: Sargent, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 43.7991° N, 92.7991° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7991&lon=-92.7991&mi=10
- Aircraft: N64292 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B1
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 203 total, 95 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI94LA276](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA276) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940811021189A

## Narrative

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

STRUCK KNOWN OBJECT. WAS OPERATING OFF ROAD NEXT TO SPRAY FIELD.

## 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 CHI94LA276](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI94LA276), Aug 11, 1994: Bell 47G3B1 (N64292), Sargeant, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a transmission wire during an agricultural spray run. A factor in the accident is the transmission 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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