What happened
On February 9, 2011, at approximately 1300 UTC, a Scotts-Bell 47G-4A helicopter, registration YV447A, crashed into mountainous terrain near El Tocuyo, Venezuela. The flight originated from Oswaldo Guevara Mujica Airport (SVAC) in Acarigua, Venezuela, at about 1030 UTC.
The aircraft was performing a non-U.S. non-commercial aerial application flight when it collided with the terrain. At the time of the accident, weather conditions were visual meteorological conditions (VMC) with a visibility of 10 statute miles and winds from 090 degrees at 3 knots. The impact and subsequent post-crash fire resulted in the destruction of the helicopter. The pilot, who was the sole occupant, sustained 1 fatal injury.