# NTSB LAX79DUQ26: Bell 47G2M, N6327D, Guadalupe, CA, April 2, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 2, 1979
- Place: Guadalupe, CA · GUADALUPE, CA
- Location: 34.9649° N, 120.5731° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Guadalupe, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9649&lon=-120.5731&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 30, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136964
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX79DUQ26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79DUQ26

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0735   79/4/2    GUADALUPE,CA        BELL 47G2M          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 4000
        TIME - 0610                    N6327D              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 390 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GUADALUPE,CA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 4000                       KIND OF OPERATION - DUSTING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - LETTUCE                                   TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES                             TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  10                  SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
        REMARKS- STANDPIPE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6327D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6327D), registered now, S/N 828, built 1952 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2M
- Registry model: [Bell 47G](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g) (registry code 1181002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Franklin 6V4 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v4-series) (registry code 27033, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19790402007639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790402007639A), Apr 2, 1979: Bell 47G2, South Guadalupe, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot flew into the ground when the sun got in his eyes while making a spray run.

## Other investigations on N6327D (2)

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 ATL01LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL01LA108), Sep 7, 2001: Bell 47G (N6327D), Berry, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the main rotor system stabilizer damper control horn assembly, resulting in an uncontrolled descent and subsequent collision with a tree and terrain.
- [NTSB LAX75FUQ09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX75FUQ09), Sep 27, 1974: Bell 47G (N6327D), Lancaster, CA, substantial damage

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.

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