# Accident 19950618017379A: Bell 47G2A, Bakersfield, CA, June 18, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 18, 1995, 09:15 local time
- Place: Bakersfield, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: OGKG
- Location: 35.5391° N, 118.9094° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5391&lon=-118.9094&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73260, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73260-2022-09-03) (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 VO435A1F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 17,500 total, 16,000 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX95LA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA213) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950618017379A

## Narrative

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

MAIN ROTORS STRUCK IRRIGATION STANDPIPE WHILE SPRAYING A FIELD. CRASHED INTO 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 LAX95LA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX95LA213), Jun 18, 1995: Bell 47-G2A (N73260), Bakersfield, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain adequate lateral clearance from the irrigation standpipe while applying chemicals to a field.

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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