# Accident 20000307005009A: Bell 47G4, Wasco, CA, March 7, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 7, 2000, 10:25 local time
- Place: Wasco, CA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 35.6167° N, 119.3500° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6167&lon=-119.3500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1354X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1354X-2021-02-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-4A (registry code 1181031, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-4a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-540 series (registry code 41534, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX00LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA116) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000307005009A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MARCH 7, 2000, AT APPROXIMATELY 1025 AM PST, BELL 47G4, N1354X, PILOTED BY A COMMERICAL HELICOPTER PILOT ON A PART 137 AERIAL APPLICATION, AFTER TAKE-OFF FROM A TRUCK MOUNTED LANDING PAD, UNDER DROOPED ROTOR SPEED, SUFFERED A PARTIAL POWER DECELERATION, FURTHER REDUCTING THE ROTOR SPEED, ENTERED INTO AN UNCOMMANDED HARD LANDING, SEVERING THE TAILBOOM BY A MAIN ROTOR IMPACT CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 LAX00LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA116), Mar 7, 2000: Bell 47G-4A (N1354X), Wasco, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to use carburetor heat, which resulted in a loss of engine power. Factors included the ambient carburetor icing conditions and the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

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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