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N1390X accident description

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Crash location 35.452778°N, 119.342500°W
Reported location is a long distance from the NTSB's reported nearest city. This often means that the location has a typo, or is incorrect.
Nearest city Shafter, CA
38.004368°N, 122.708598°W
256.5 miles away
Tail number N1390X
Accident date 14 Jul 2008
Aircraft type Bell 47G-3B-1
Additional details: None

NTSB Factual Report

The pilot reported that a few minutes after taking off for a nighttime agricultural spray flight over an alfalfa field, the ground illumination lights in his helicopter went out. At the time, he was descending and maneuvering close to the ground. The pilot reported that he did not see the field before impacting it with the spray boom. The helicopter rolled over and was substantially damaged.

NTSB Probable Cause

The pilot's failure to maintain adequate altitude while maneuvering. Contributing factors were the failure of the helicopter's lights during the night flight and the effect of that failure on the pilot's visual perception.

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