# Incident 20190617017439I: Bell 47G-2A, Progreso, TX, June 17, 2019

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 17, 2019, 11:58 local time
- Place: Progreso, TX
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: CUHG
- Location: 26.0961° N, 97.9566° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Progreso, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.0961&lon=-97.9566&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7578, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7578) (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: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 1,400 in this make and model, 211 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190617017439I

## Narrative

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

JUNE 17, 2019 AT 1158 CDT, AIRCRAFT BEARING REGISTRATION NUMBER N7578, STRUCK A HIGH VOLTAGE POWER LINE AND SHATTERED THE CANOPY. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE. THE AIRMAN WAS NOT INJURED. DURING FAA ONSITE INVESTIGATION, THE AIRMAN STATED THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL ISSUES WITH THE AIRCRAFT. HE ADMITTED TO FAULT FOR NOT REMEMBERING THE LOCATION OF THE POWER LINES DURING HIS MANEUVERS.

## Other reports on N7578 (4)

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

- [Accident 20110728015749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110728015749A), Jul 28, 2011: Bell 47G-2A (N7578), Nicollet, MN, Substantial damage. On 07/28/2011, at 1638CDST, N7578, a Bell 47-G2A, piloted by [privacy data omitted], operated by scott's helicopter service ([privacy data omitted])…
- [Incident 20080716857219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080716857219I), Jul 16, 2008: Bell 47G2A (N7578), Fairhope, AL, No damage. (-23) Ground wheel assembly retaining pin vibrated out of position allowing wheel assembly to slide off axle in flight, falling to ground with no injuries or…
- [Accident 19780517022809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780517022809A), May 17, 1978: Bell 47B3 (N7578), Arden Hills, MN, Destroyed. Tail rotor cable, Bell P/N4772227019 failed.
- [Accident 19750725022909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750725022909A), Jul 25, 1975: Bell 47G2A (N7578), Keystone, SD, Substantial damage

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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