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| Date: | Saturday 30 March 1985 |
| Time: | 07:15 |
| Type: |  Bell 47G-2 |
| Owner/operator: | Helicair Ag, Inc. |
| Registration: | N4227B |
| MSN: | 155 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1949 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming VO-435-A1O |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Watsonville, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
THE PLT STATED HE INTENDED TO CLIMB OVER A PWR LINE AT THE END OF A SWATH RUN, HOWEVER, A TAILWIND GUST WAS ENCOUNTERED AND THE ACFT COULD NOT OBTAIN SUFFICIENT ALTITUDE TO CLEAR THE LINE. THE PLT ELECTED
TO FLY UNDER THE LINE UNAWARE OF A LOWER LINE WHICH EXISTED. THE HELICOPTER CONTACTED THE LINE, DESCENDED TO THE TERRAIN AND ROLLED OVER.
Findings
1. (F) IN-FLIGHT PLANNING/DECISION - POOR - PILOT IN COMMAND
2. OBJECT - WIRE,TRANSMISSION
3. (C) VISUAL LOOKOUT - INADEQUATE - PILOT IN COMMAND
4. (C) CLEARANCE - NOT MAINTAINED - PILOT IN COMMAND
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://app.ntsb.gov/pdfgenerator/ReportGeneratorFile.ashx?EventID=20001214X35975&AKey=1&RType=Final&IType=LV
History of this aircraft
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Dec-2016 19:26 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency, ] |
| 13-May-2020 07:18 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 13-May-2020 07:19 | harro | Updated [Narrative, Accident report, ] |
| 04-Aug-2023 17:40 | harro | Updated |
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