# Accident 19851022063779A: Bell 47G5, Yuma, AZ, October 22, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 22, 1985, 00:32 local time
- Place: Yuma, AZ
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Hovering
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.6803° N, 114.6607° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.6803&lon=-114.6607&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7907S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7907S-2012-07-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-5 (registry code 1181032, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G5
- Reported engine: LYC VO435B1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 14,700 total, 300 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX86FUM01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86FUM01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851022063779A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX86FUM01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86FUM01), Oct 22, 1985: Bell 47 G-5 (N7907S), Yuma, AZ, destroyed

## Other reports on N7907S (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19800725034169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800725034169A), Jul 25, 1980: Bell 47G5 (N7907S), Sommerton, AZ, Substantial damage. Ran out of fuel during spray run. Crash landed in cotten field. Pilot fatigue a factor.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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