# Accident 20000728040429A: Bell 47G5, King City, CA, July 28, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 2000, 05:40 local time
- Place: King City, CA
- Airport: Mesa Del Rey Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.2010° N, 120.9399° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2010&lon=-120.9399&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7885S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7885S) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX00LA280](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA280) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000728040429A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT TOOK OFF AT 0540 AM, DURING DARKNESS AND IN FOGGY CONDITIONS. FLEW .8 MILES AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO CROSS POWER LINES.  CROSSED ONE SET OF WIRES AND FLEW INTO A SECOND SET.

## 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 LAX00LA280](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA280), Jul 28, 2000: Bell 47G-5 (N7885S), King City, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's intentional flight into adverse weather which resulted in loss of visual reference and flight into power transmission wires and terrain.

## Other reports on N7885S (1)

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

- [Accident 19960723019589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960723019589A), Jul 23, 1996: Bell 47G5 (N7885S), Lost Hills, CA, Substantial damage. Lost power on takeoff after fuel stop. Carburetor improperly installed and contaminated from spray chemicals.

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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