# NTSB Accident WPR17LA206
> **BELL 47G 5** · 2017-09-17 · Salinas, CA, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** WPR17LA206
- **Event ID:** 20170917X13437
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2017-09-17
- **Location:** Salinas, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.666942, -121.70444
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** BELL
- **Model:** 47G 5
- **Registration:** N3285T
- **FAR Part:** 137
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot’s inadequate visual lookout, which resulted in an in-flight collision with a wire.

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