# NTSB OAK70DVA06: Bell 47G-2, N2488B, Los Banos, CA, February 18, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 18, 1970
- Place: Los Banos, CA · LOS BANOS, CA
- Location: 37.0634° N, 120.8384° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Los Banos, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0634&lon=-120.8384&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, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135041
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK70DVA06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK70DVA06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0649  70/2/18    LOS BANOS,CALIF     BELL 47G-2          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 36, 1000
        TIME - 0730                    N2488B              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 747 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LOS BANOS,CALIF             LOS BANOS,CALIF
        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)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  765                       KIND OF OPERATION - OTHER
          KIND OF CROP - OTHER                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          GLOVES - USED                                            GOGGLES - USED
          CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED                            COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED
          CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED                                TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES
          TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT                                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - WIND CALM
        REMARKS- PLTS ATTENTION DIVERTED BY LOOKING AT SPRAY BOOM.SPRAYING WEEDS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2488B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2488B-1977-02-09), registration cancelled 1977-02-09, S/N 1467 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G-2
- Registry model: [Bell 47G-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2) (registry code 1181008) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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