# Accident 20110720017189A: Bell 47G-5, Watsonville, CA, July 20, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 2011, 10:51 local time
- Place: Watsonville, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: LSJG
- Location: 36.9089° N, 121.6739° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9089&lon=-121.6739&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1375X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1375X-2016-09-22) (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 47G-5
- Reported engine: LYCOMING VO-435 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 340 total, 170 in this make and model, 85 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR11CA339](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA339) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110720017189A

## Narrative

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

WHILE CONDUCTING AGRICUTURAL SPRAYING OPERATIONS PILOT MISJUDGED DISTANCE FROM AN ELECTRICAL POWER LINE POLE.  MAIN ROTOR STRUCK POWER LINE POLE.

## 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 WPR11CA339](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR11CA339), Jul 20, 2011: Bell 47G-5 (N1375X), Watsonville, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a pole while maneuvering during an aerial application flight.

## Other reports on N1375X (1)

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

- [Accident 19830210004969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830210004969A), Feb 10, 1983: Bell 47G5 (N1375X), Irvine, CA, Substantial damage. Engine lost power during a spray run. Crash landed. Rings not seated in cylinders. Leaked oil into combustion area.

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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