Bell 47G-2A N64702
21 April 2016 · Los Fresnos, Texas, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 21 April 2016 at about 16:12 local time, a Bell 47G-2A registered N64702, operated by Hendrickson Flying Service, Inc., was involved in an accident near Los Fresnos, Texas, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 16:12
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Los Fresnos, Texas, United States
- Coordinates
- 26.0717, -97.4764
- Aircraft
- Bell 47G-2A
- Registration
- N64702
- Category
- Helicopter
- Year built
- 1962
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Hendrickson Flying Service, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 137: Agricultural
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Application
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Weslaco → Weslaco
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CEN16LA161
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The pilot's inability to see and avoid the power lines because of trees obscuring his view.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
According to the operator, the commercial pilot of the helicopter was performing an aerial application flight when the helicopter struck a set of power lines that ran perpendicular to the field being sprayed. The operator stated that the lines were obscured due to trees.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Jun 2016 | Bell 47G | Hastings, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jun 2016 | Bell 47G 5 | Laureles, Texas, United States | Hendrickson Flying Service Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 13 Feb 2016 | Bell 47G 3B 1 | Carson City, Nevada, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
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| 30 Jul 2016 | Bell 47G 2 | Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States | Experimental Aircraft Association | No injuries | - |
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