# Accident 20130911022579A: Bell 47G-5, King City, CA, September 11, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 2013, 07:00 local time
- Place: King City, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: LSHG
- Location: 36.1919° N, 120.9422° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1919&lon=-120.9422&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7836S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7836S) (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, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 29,000 total, 17,000 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR13LA404](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA404) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130911022579A

## Narrative

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

DURING AERIAL APPLICATION ACTIVITY, THE PILOT STATED HE HEARD A LOUD BANG AND MADE A HARD LANDING ON A DIRT ROAD 6 MILES SE OF KING CITY, CA.

## 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 WPR13LA404](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13LA404), Sep 11, 2013: Bell 47G5 (N7836S), King City, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the helicopter’s center frame tube due to a fatigue crack and corrosion originating from a welded surface. Contributing to the accident was maintenance personnel’s inadequate…

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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