NONE · Bell 47G-4A · 2001-05-31 · Buttonwillow, CA, USA
Event
NTSB number
LAX01LA196
Event ID
20010601X01052
Type
Accident
Date
2001-05-31
Location
Buttonwillow, CA, USA
Coordinates
35.429222, -119.489814
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
1
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
Bell
Model
47G-4A
Registration
N110DT
FAR Part
137
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The pilot's inadequate in-flight planning that resulted in settling with power during an aerial application turn-to-reverse direction and collision with the ground. Factors were high density altitude and a wind shift.