Bell 204 N910PD

Summary

On 18 July 1982 at about 21:00 local time, a Bell 204 registered N910PD, operated by San Joaquin Helicopters, was involved in an accident near Delano, California, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

18 July 1982 at 21:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Delano, California, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Bell 204

Registration

N910PD

Category

Helicopter

Engines

1

Operator

San Joaquin Helicopters

Operating rule

Part 137: Agricultural

Purpose of flight

Aerial Application

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Berrenda Mesa → Berrenda Mesa

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX82DA264

Nobody was injured.

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 SPRAYING FOR MEDITERRANEAN FRUIT FLIES WITH ANOTHER ACFT. ENTERING A "SCISSORS" OR OPPOSITE DIRECTION PATTERN WITH THE SECOND HELICOPTER SPRAYING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION, THE PLT HAD TO SLOW DOWN IN ORDER TO BEGIN HIS SWATH AT THE COMPLETION OF THE OTHER'S RUN. FURTHER REDUCING SPEED TO MAINTAIN CLEARANCE, THE PLT LOST TRANSLATIONAL LIFT IN THE PREVAILING TAILWIND. INSUFFICIENT ALTITUDE REMAINED TO RECOVER HIS LOSS OF RPM & THE ACFT SETTLED INTO THE TREES.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.