- Date
- October 22, 1985, 00:32 local (07:32 UTC)
- Place
- Yuma, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N7907SBell 47 G-5
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19851022063779A
- Case key
- 24954
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
In flight collision with object
Object - wire,transmissionFactor
Clearance - not maintainedCause
Light condition - dark nightFactor
Analysis
The pilot was hovering after a night takeoff and collided with an electrical power line.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7907S
- Reported as
- Bell 47 G-5
- Category
- Helicopter
- Serial number
- 7845
- Airframe hours
- 2,100
- Engine
- Lycoming VO-435-B1A, 245 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Positioning · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Yuma Helicopter
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · March 14, 1985 · 68 hours before
- Departed
- Yuma, AZ
N7907SRegistration cancelled Jul 19, 2012 · Bell 47G-5Airframe modelBell 47G-5Engine modelLycoming VO-435 series
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 64
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 14,700 total · 300 in this make and model · 8,900 as pilot in command · 30 in the last 30 days · 8 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Wind
- 330° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 20,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 68 °F, dew point 63 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- YUM, 6 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N7907S · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.