# Accident 19960701015739A: Bell 47G3B1, Gilroy, CA, July 1, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 1996
- Place: Gilroy, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Location: 37.0064° N, 121.5853° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gilroy, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0064&lon=-121.5853&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7863S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7863S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-3B-1 (registry code 1181028, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960701015739A

## Narrative

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

WHILE ENGAGED IN AERIAL APPLICATION, HELICOPTER LOST LIFT AND CRASHED INTO A CORN FIELD.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N7863S (2)

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

- [Accident 19880321008439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880321008439A), Mar 21, 1988: Bell 47G3B1 (N7863S), Gobernador, NM, Substantial damage. Loud bang while herding horses. Autorotated to hard landing. Chopped tail off. Free wheeling unit worn beyond use.
- [Accident 19810701037689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810701037689A), Jul 1, 1981: Bell 47G3B1 (N7863S), Salida, CO, Substantial damage. Fast landing approach, wind shift. Started late go around. Hit ground hard high density altitude, gusty winds.

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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