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    Airframe Family: Bell 47 / H-13 Sioux
    Latest Model:47G-4A
    Last Military Serial:HI-187 FAD
    Construction Number:7640
    Last Civil Registration:N4090G
    Compressed ID:Bell 47G-4A sn HI-187 FAD cn 7640 c...
    Latest Owner or Location:Shafter Minter Field, Cawelo, California

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    Dates

    Event

    1 January 1968

    Constructed as a 47G-4A.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Fuerza Aerea Dominicana with s/n HI-187.

    By 12 March 1969

    To unknown owner with c/r N4090G.

    12 March 1969

    Involved in an incident.
    Summarized NTSB narrative from report number MIA69D0404: There were no fatalities. Incident occurred at 10:00 hours. The damage was substantial. Collided with wires and/or poles with rotors idling. Report remarks include: Landing on rural road adjacent to telephone lines. Rotor wash caused line to whip, break, fall onto m/r. Incident occurred at or near Fort Pierce, FL.
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    6 May 1977

    Certificate of airworthiness for NR4090G (47G-4A, 7640) issued.

    20 August 1982

    Crashed.
    The accident occurred at Near Brooten, MN, United States while taking off. The damage was substantial. The pilot had been engaged in a spraying operation for 2. 5 hrs when he returned and landed on a flat bed type trailer to service the helicopter. After the hopper was serviced with 60 gallon of herbicide, the pilot began his take off. He stated that just after lift-off, the helicopter lost power and yawed to the left...
    For a complete description of the event read the NTSB Report.

    29 January 1988

    To Inland Crop Dusters Inc, Shafter, CA keeping c/r N4090G.

    29 January 1988

    To Inland Crop Dusters Inc, Bakersfield, CA keeping c/r N4090G.

    19 February 1997

    To Inland Crop Dusters Inc, Shafter, CA keeping c/r N4090G.

    Based at Shafter Minter Field, Cawelo, CA.
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    1 January 2006

    Certificate of airworthiness for NR4090G (47G-4A, 7640) issued.

    5 March 2018

    Civil registration, N4090G, cancelled.


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    U.S. Demobbed by Horrex, Ray, Boulanger, Dunn, McGhee and Wood

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