N1390X is a Bell 47G-3B-1. It is a rotorcraft with 3 seats, powered by a Lycoming TVO-435-GIA rated at 280 horsepower. The registration is active, with the registrant based in Greenwood, DE. Its restricted airworthiness certificate was issued in Mar 1981. It has been registered to its current owner since Mar 2024. This page also carries 1 NTSB event.
2024
1981
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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.
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