19851022063779A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Bell 47G-5 · Yuma, AZ · October 22, 1985

Date
October 22, 1985 · 00:32 local
Place
Yuma, AZ
Phase of flight
Hovering
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N7907S
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX86FUM01
Reported as
Bell 47G5
Reported engine
Lycoming VO435B1A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
14,700 total300 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Collided with powerlines while hovering over farm field at night. Transporting company employee.

As the FAA filed it

COLLIDED WITH POWERLINES WHILE HOVERING OVER FARM FIELD AT NIGHT. TRANSPORTING COMPANY EMPLOYEE.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N7907S · 1

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