N204RW – BELL UH-1L – 1994-05-02 NTSB Accident Report

On May 02, 1994, a Bell UH-1L (N204RW) was involved in an incident near Pleasant Grove, CA. All 1 person aboard were uninjured. The aircraft was destroyed.

The National Transportation Safety Board determined the probable cause of this incident to be: The pilot's failure to see and avoid the power lines due to sun glare from the rising sun at dawn.

On May 2, 1994, at 0715 Pacific daylight time, a Bell UH-1L helicopter, N204RW, collided with power lines while engaged in aerial application operations near Pleasant Grove, California. The helicopter was owned and operated by Bob's Flying Service of Knights Landing, California, under the provisions of 14 CFR 137 of the Federal Aviation Regulations. No flight plan was filed for the operation and visual meteorological conditions prevailed. The helicopter was destroyed in the collision sequence. The certificated commercial pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured. The flight originated near the field to be sprayed about 0705 hours on the day of the accident.

The pilot stated that he was spraying a rice field and flying into the early morning rising sun.

This incident is documented in NTSB report LAX94LA208. AviatorDB cross-references NTSB investigation data with FAA registry records to provide comprehensive safety information for aircraft N204RW.