# Accident 20150227001849A: Bell 47G-2A, Ivanhoe, CA, February 27, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 27, 2015, 11:20 local time
- Place: Ivanhoe, CA
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: 8BAG
- Location: 36.4594° N, 119.1908° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4594&lon=-119.1908&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4774S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4774S-2018-03-15) (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 47G-2A
- Reported engine: LYCOMING VO-435 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR15LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15LA116) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150227001849A

## Narrative

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

WHILE PERFORMING AERIAL APPLICATION, THE ROTORCRAFT STRUCK A POWER LINE AND CRASHED IN AN ORANGE GROVE.

JUST PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT THE PIC HAD NOTICED WORKERS IN AN ADJACENT FIELD. HE LANDED THE HELO AND INSTRUCTED HIS GROUND CREW TO HAVE THE WORKERS VACATE THE FIELD.

THIS INTERRUPTION MAY HAVE CAUSED THE PIC TO HAVE REDUCED SPATIAL ORIENTATION CONCERNING THE POWERLINE THAT HE KNEW WAS THERE.

## 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 WPR15LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR15LA116), Feb 27, 2015: Bell 47G 2A (N4774S), Ivanhoe, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain clearance from a power line while maneuvering at low altitude.

## Other reports on N4774S (2)

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

- [Accident 20030719014569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030719014569A), Jul 19, 2003: Bell 47G2A (N4774S), Tulare, CA, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot lifted off from trailer to conduct agricultural spray operations after refueling. At approximately 20' AGL and 30 KIAS to 40 KIAS, engine overspeed…
- [Accident 19770419008909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770419008909A), Apr 19, 1977: Bell 47G2A (N4774S), Lake Wales, FL, Substantial damage. Rotor RPM decayed during evasive maneuver to avoid wires

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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