# Accident 20140218002909A: Bell 47G-5A, Greenfield, CA, February 18, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 18, 2014, 08:30 local time
- Place: Greenfield, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: LSHG
- Location: 36.2808° N, 121.1669° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2808&lon=-121.1669&mi=10
- Aircraft: N715BH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N715BH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-5A (registry code 1181034, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-5a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435-B1A (registry code 42201, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-b1a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G-5A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING VO-435-B1A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 493 total, 411 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR14CA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA115) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140218002909A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER N715BH STRUCK A POWER POLE WITH ITS MAIN ROTOR BLADE IMPACTED GROUND AND ROLLED OVER.

## 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 WPR14CA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR14CA115), Feb 18, 2014: Bell 47G 5A (N715BH), Greenfield, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain clearance from a power pole during low-altitude maneuvering flight.

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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