# NTSB LAX81DVM17: Bell 47G, N62221, Pescadero, CA, March 17, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 17, 1981
- Place: Pescadero, CA · PESCADERO, CA
- Location: 37.2449° N, 122.3789° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pescadero, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2449&lon=-122.3789&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 7, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126579
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX81DVM17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81DVM17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1377  81/3/17    PESCADERO,CA        BELL 47G            CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 1348
        TIME - 1230                    N62221              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 63 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PESCADERO,CA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - GRAIN FIELDS                              TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                 GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES                             TERRAIN-TYPE -ROLLING
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  200                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
        REMARKS- ROTOR BLADES STRUCK TELEPHONE POLE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N62221](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N62221), registered now, S/N 16, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G
- Registry model: [Bell 47G](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g) (registry code 1181002) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming VO-435 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (registry code 41525, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## 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 19810317010519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810317010519A), Mar 17, 1981: Bell 47G, Pescadero, CA, Destroyed. Rotor struck a power pole during a spray run. Helicopter rolled over on ground impact.

## Other investigations on N62221 (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 LAX83FA448](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX83FA448), Sep 19, 1983: Bell 47G (N62221), Oceanside, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX76FUA32](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76FUA32), Sep 8, 1976: Bell 47G (N62221), San Pedro, 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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