- Date
- April 30, 1981
- Place
- Oasis, CA · OASIS, CA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N2498BBell 47G-2
- Status
- Completed · report May 28, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810430020769A
- Case key
- 126724
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0612 81/4/30 OASIS,CA BELL 47G-2 CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 0700 N2498B PX- 0 0 0 AERIAL APPLICATION 35, 6400 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 1200 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION OASIS,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: SWATH RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS SPECIAL DATA TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 6400 KIND OF OPERATION - DUSTING CROPS KIND OF CROP - FRUIT ORCHARDS TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED PILOT' S SEAT BELT -UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED GLOVES - NOT USED GOGGLES - 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 - 0 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM REMARKS- DIMETHOATE 267.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2498B
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-2
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N2498BRegistration cancelled Sep 10, 2012 · Bell 47G-2Airframe modelBell 47G-2Engine modelLycoming VO-435 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N2498B · 2
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