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| Date: | Sunday 6 August 1978 |
| Time: | 09:15 |
| Type: |  Bell H-13B Sioux |
| Owner/operator: | Gomes Farm Air |
| Registration: | N9002T |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Salinas, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
HIT POWERLINE WHILE MANUVERING TO AVOID PEOPLE WORKING IN ADJACENT FIELD.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
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