Bell 47G-5 N2252W
14 June 1983 · Valley Center, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 14 June 1983 at about 20:00 local time, a Bell 47G-5 registered N2252W was involved in an accident near Valley Center, California, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 20:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Valley Center, California, United States
- Coordinates
- 33.2504, -116.9808
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G-5
- Registration
- N2252W
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Rancho → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX83FUM07
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE ACFT WAS DAMAGED DURING A FORCED LANDING FOLLOWING A POWER LOSS WHILE ENGAGED IN AERIAL APPLICATION. THE PILOT TOOK OFF WITH 25 GALLONS OF FUEL WHICH HE SAID WAS USUALLY ENOUGH FOR SPRAYING 40-50 ACRES. THIS JOB WAS 19 ACRES BUT IT WAS 10-12 MILES AWAY AT 1400 FT MSL. POST ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE ACFT FUEL SYSTEM CONTAINED ONLY 1 PINT OFFUEL. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE POWER LOSS MAY HAVE BEEN THE RESULT OF FUEL EXHAUSTION. NO OTHER REASON FOR POWER LOSS WAS DISCOVERED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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