# Accident 20030913022749A: Bell 47G5, Greenfield, CA, September 13, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 13, 2003, 08:29 local time
- Place: Greenfield, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 36.3289° N, 121.2214° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3289&lon=-121.2214&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7060J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7060J) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,695 total, 3,600 in this make and model, 231 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX03CA285](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03CA285) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030913022749A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE PERFORMING AERIAL APPLICATION, THE PILOT FLEW THE HELICOPTER THROUGH A SINGLE WIRE DURING DESCENT INTO THE FIELD. THE WIRE WRAPPED THE MAIN ROTOR MAST RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE ROTORCRAFT.

## 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 LAX03CA285](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03CA285), Sep 13, 2003: Bell 47G-5 (N7060J), Greenfield, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain clearance with the wires due to an inadequate visual lookout.

## Other reports on N7060J (1)

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

- [Accident 19730207005789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730207005789A), Feb 7, 1973: Bell 47G5 (N7060J), Koloa, HI, Substantial damage. The herbicide loader forgot to disconnect the herbicide hose.

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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