Bell 47G-4A N110DT
25 May 2005 · Bakersfield, California, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 25 May 2005 at about 15:00 local time, a Bell 47G-4A registered N110DT was involved in an accident near Bakersfield, California, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 15:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bakersfield, California, United States
- Coordinates
- 35.3836, -119.3331
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G-4A
- Registration
- N110DT
- Category
- Helicopter
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Shafter → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX05LA187
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
the pilot's inadequate visual lookout and failure to maintain clearance from the power lines.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The helicopter collided with power lines and crashed in a cotton field while conducting aerial application operations. The pilot completed his first pass from west to east across the north end of the potato field. As he came in for his second pass, the helicopter struck power lines that ran north and south along the west side of the potato field. The helicopter came down in an adjacent cotton field. The pilot said he saw the power lines just prior to striking them.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Sep 2005 | Bell 47G | Swifton, Arkansas, United States | Sissom and Woods Farms, Inc | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Jul 2005 | Bell 47G-2A | Oroville, Washington, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Sep 2005 | Bell 47G-3B-1 | Rock Springs, Wyoming, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Sep 2005 | Bell 47G-3B | Summerville, Tennessee, United States | Billy G Meeks | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Jun 2005 | Bell 47G-3B-1 | Brewster, Washington, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 15 Jul 2005 | Bell 47G-4A | Black Oak, Arkansas, United States | Custom Air LLC | No injuries | - |
All 1,633 records for this type
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