# NTSB Accident LAX03LA019
> **Bell 47G-2** · 2002-11-02 · Pollock Pines, CA, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX03LA019
- **Event ID:** 20021108X05455
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2002-11-02
- **Location:** Pollock Pines, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 38.722778, -120.601669
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Bell
- **Model:** 47G-2
- **Registration:** N2616B
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain adequate obstruction clearance during initial climb, which resulted in a collision with vegetation.

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