# NTSB OAK71FVA10: Bell 47G-2, N10194, Exeter, CA, July 20, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 20, 1970
- Place: Exeter, CA · EXETER, CA
- Location: 36.2941° N, 119.1460° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Exeter, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2941&lon=-119.1460&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 16, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191241
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK71FVA10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK71FVA10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3424  70/7/20  NR.EXETER,CALIF       BELL 47G-2          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 2100
        TIME - 0530                    N10194              PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   TOTAL HOURS, 400 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         EXETER,CALIF                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL -  300                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - CORN                                      TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - AFT OF PILOT
        REMARKS- PLT MADE TURN AT LO ALT SHORTLY AFT TKOF OVR DENSE CROP OF ALFALFA.SPRAY BOOM CAUGHT IN CROP.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N10194](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10194-1988-07-27), registration cancelled 1988-07-27, S/N 1056 (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

## Other investigations on N10194 (5)

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 LAX84LA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX84LA131), Jan 4, 1984: Bell 47G-2 (N10194), Watsonville, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX82DA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA051), Jan 23, 1982: Bell 47G-2 (N10194), Watsonville, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX73DVA30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX73DVA30), Nov 30, 1972: Bell 47G-2 (N10194), Richgrove, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA70D0072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA70D0072), Aug 31, 1969: Bell 47G-2 (N10194), Wilder, ID, destroyed
- [NTSB UNK64X1119](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1119), Mar 31, 1964: Bell 47G2 (N10194), Walla Walla, WA, 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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