# Accident 20050525010219A: Bell 47G4A, Buttonwillow, CA, May 25, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 25, 2005, 08:00 local time
- Place: Buttonwillow, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: PWWG
- Location: 35.3836° N, 119.3331° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3836&lon=-119.3331&mi=10
- Aircraft: N110DT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N110DT-2018-06-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-4A (registry code 1181031, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-4a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-540 series (registry code 41534, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G4A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,390 total, 3,280 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX05LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA187) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050525010219A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT KNEW THAT THE POWER LINES WERE NEAR THE EDGE OF THE FIELD BUT FAILED TO MISS THEM AS HE APPROACHED THE COTTON FIELD ON HIS SECOND PASS. AN ONSCENE INVESTIGATION WAS NOT NECESSARY DUE TO PICTURES FROM THE KERN COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT AND THE STATEMENT FROM THE PILOT THAT HE KNEW THE POWER LINES WERE PRESENT.

## 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 LAX05LA187](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA187), May 25, 2005: Bell 47G-4A (N110DT), Bakersfield, CA, destroyed. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate visual lookout and failure to maintain clearance from the power lines.

## Other reports on N110DT (2)

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

- [Accident 20010531009989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010531009989A), May 31, 2001: Bell 47G4A (N110DT), Bakersffield, CA, Substantial damage. (.19)On may 31, 2001, at 1136 hours pacific daylight time, a Bell 47G-4A, N110DT, crashed under unknown circumstances near bakersfield, California. The…
- [Accident 19980614013369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980614013369A), Jun 14, 1998: Bell 47G4A (N110DT), Shafter, CA, Substantial damage. Bell 47G-4A helicopter made a hard landing and tipped over on its nose. St. petersburg, FL.(.4) on June 14, 1998, at 1530 hours pacific daylight time, a Bell…

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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