# NTSB Accident GAA20CA034
> **Bell 47G** · 2019-10-18 · King City, CA, USA · MINR
## Event
- **NTSB number:** GAA20CA034
- **Event ID:** 20191018X20936
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2019-10-18
- **Location:** King City, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.198055, -121.110275
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** MINR
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 1
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Bell
- **Model:** 47G
- **Registration:** N7060J
- **FAR Part:** 137
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain a proper descent rate, which resulted in a hard landing and the main rotor blades striking the tailboom.

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