# Incident 20000315002339I: Bell 47G5, Ducor, CA, March 15, 2000

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 2000, 16:30 local time
- Place: Ducor, CA
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: YL7G
- Location: 35.8927° N, 119.0470° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ducor, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8927&lon=-119.0470&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6260C, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6260C) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-5 (registry code 1181032, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000315002339I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON MARCH 15, 2000, AT ABOUT 1630, WHILE CONDUCTED AERIAL APPLICATION UNDER FAR 137 THE HELICOPTER HIT A TELEPHONE WIRE AS IT PASSED UNDER THE WIRE STRUNG BETWEEN TWO POLES.  THE BELL 47G5 HIT THE WIRE AND DENTED THE LEADING EDGE OF THE MAIN ROTOR BLADES.  THE BLADES WERE SENT IN FOR REPAIR.  THE FLIGHT OPERATION OCCURRED NEAR THE TOWN OF DUCOR CALIFORNIA AND VFR FLIGHT CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO INJURY OCCURRED TO THE PILOT OR CROP.

## Other reports on N6260C (2)

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

- [Accident 20110731017329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110731017329A), Jul 31, 2011: Bell 47G-5 (N6260C), Pixley, CA, Substantial damage. Pilot attempted downwind takeoff from the top of a reloading truck after being reloaded during an aerial spraying operation. The helicopter settled to the…
- [Accident 20010207001599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010207001599A), Feb 7, 2001: Bell 47G5 (N6260C), Pixley, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot was using a truck mounted elevated platform for takeoff. Immediately after takeoff, the pilot would nose the helo over to aid in flying into…

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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