Accident · 2005-05-19

NTSB case CHI05CA147 · Bell 47G · Part 137

What the record says

Event date: 2005-05-19
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: Minor injury
Aircraft: Bell 47G (N8505F)
Operating rule: Part 137
Operator: operator not named in the NTSB record

Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate lookout and his failure to maintain clearance with the power lines. A factor was the low altitude at which the helicopter was operating.

Source: NTSB case CHI05CA147

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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