# NTSB Accident WPR10LA446
> **BELL 47G** · 2010-09-03 · Salinas, CA, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR10LA446
- **Event ID:** 20100904X32616
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2010-09-03
- **Location:** Salinas, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.662223, -121.623886
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 1
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BELL
- **Model:** 47G
- **Registration:** N4427F
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's visual flight rules flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in his spatial disorientation and loss of helicopter control.

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