- Date
- January 4, 1984, 12:30 local (20:30 UTC)
- Place
- Watsonville, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N10194Bell 47G-2
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840104000219A
- Case key
- 24137
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Analysis
The plt reported that he was making a swath run at the edge of the field when he apchd a standpipe. He applied control pressure to avoid the obstruction, but the outer 3 inches of the rotor blades struck the standpipe. The helicopter contacted the ground about 25 ft beyond the standpipe & was further damaged. The plt stated that he was accustomed to flying a helicopter with longer spray booms & that the short booms on this acft were not as good for reference.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N10194
- Reported as
- Bell 47G-2
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 1056
- Airframe hours
- 7,839
- Engine
- Lycoming VO-435-A1D, 200 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Helicare Ag, Inc.
- Registered owner
- David F. Willoughby
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Restricted (Special)
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 65
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine sea, Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 18,248 total · 5,670 in this make and model · 18,125 as pilot in command · 112 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 5 knots, gusting 7
- Visibility
- 25 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N10194 · 5
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.