# NTSB Accident WPR15LA193
> **BELL 47G 5** · 2015-06-20 · Salinas, CA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR15LA193
- **Event ID:** 20150620X32952
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2015-06-20
- **Location:** Salinas, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.658889, -121.707496
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BELL
- **Model:** 47G 5
- **Registration:** N4427F
- **FAR Part:** 137
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

The non-instrument-rated pilot's visual flight rules flight into instrument meteorological conditions, which resulted in his spatial disorientation and loss of helicopter control. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's impairment by high-dose opioid use.

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