# Accident 19960706016309A: Bell 47G3B1, Wasco, CA, July 6, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 1996, 08:35 local time
- Place: Wasco, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: OGKG
- Location: 35.6392° N, 119.4403° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6392&lon=-119.4403&mi=10
- Aircraft: N154PG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N154PG-2017-03-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-3B-1 (registry code 1181028, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TVO-435-GIA (registry code 41526, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tvo-435-gia) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B1
- Reported engine: LYC VO435A1F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,500 total, 220 in this make and model, 120 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX96LA263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA263) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960706016309A

## Narrative

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

DURING SPRAY RUN ALLOWED ROTOR SPEED DECAY. SETTLED INTO COTTON. SPRAY BOOM CAUGHT ON PLANTS. ROTOR CHOPPED TAIL.

## 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 LAX96LA263](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA263), Jul 6, 1996: Bell 47G3 (N154PG), Wasco, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain adequate engine rpm during an aerial application flight.

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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