# Accident 20070711015999A: Bell 47G2A, Mercedes, TX, July 11, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 11, 2007, 13:12 local time
- Place: Mercedes, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: HNKG
- Location: 26.1708° N, 97.9103° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1708&lon=-97.9103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7878, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7878) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-2A (registry code 1181012, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,000 total, 8,000 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW07CA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07CA156) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070711015999A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT WHILE SURVEYING THE FIELD THAT HE WAS ABOUT TO SPRAY, HE HIT A GUIDE WIRE BECAUSE HE DIDN'T SEE IT. HELICOPTER CRASHED AND BURNED AFTER IMPACT. NO NMAC. NO DAMAGE TO PROPERTY OR PERSONS ON THE GROUND.

## 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 DFW07CA156](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW07CA156), Jul 11, 2007: Bell 47G-2A (N7878), Mercedes, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from the power transmission line.

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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