# NTSB Accident SEA00LA124
> **Bell 47G** · 2000-07-04 · HAINES, OR, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** SEA00LA124
- **Event ID:** 20001212X21604
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2000-07-04
- **Location:** HAINES, OR, USA
- **Coordinates:** 44.939735, -117.97013
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Bell
- **Model:** 47G
- **Registration:** N30DP
- **FAR Part:** 137
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to correctly judge his rate of descent and his failure to initiate his level off soon enough to keep the helicopter from impacting the terrain. Factors include hilly terrain near the edge of the field he was spraying.

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