- Registered owner
- Hammock Flying Service Inc
- Location
- Smithville, AR
- Owner type
- Corporation
- Serial number
- 3628
- Year built
- 1966
- Type
- Rotorcraft
- Engine
- Reciprocating
- Airworthiness
- Standard, normal
- Airworthiness date
- April 28, 2008
- Certificate issued
- March 27, 2013
- Expires
- March 31, 2029
- Mode S code
- A5F658
From the FAA registry file of October 24, 2026.
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Airworthiness directives that may apply · 57
Matched by this aircraft’s airframe and engine models. Each AD’s applicability may narrow it by serial number, part number or equipment.
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| 1965 | 1 |
| 1967 | 1 |
| 1968 | 2 |
| 1969 | 4 |
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| 1974 | 2 |
| 1976 | 1 |
| 1977 | 2 |
| 1978 | 1 |
| 1979 | 2 |
| 1980 | 2 |
| 1981 | 3 |
| 1982 | 1 |
| 1985 | 2 |
| 1987 | 1 |
| 1991 | 1 |
| 1996 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 |
| 2005 | 2 |
| 2006 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 |
| 2023 | 2 |
See all 61 ADs
Information bulletins that may apply · 1
Advisory, not mandatory.
Engine · Allison 250-C18
SAIB CE-01-10NTSB investigations · 3
Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model.
NTSB CEN16LA182Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportPortia, ARThe pilot's decision to perform a sliding takeoff from the elevated platform, which resulted in a dynamic rollover when the right skid plate caught on a protruding screw. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to adequately inspect the landing…NTSB NYC95LA147Accident · 1 fatalLimited investigationFinal reportHammonton, NJfailure of the collective yoke bearing, which resulted in an uncontrolled descent and collision with trees. A factor relating to the accident was: the manufacturer's inadequate inspection interval of the yoke bearing.NTSB NYC84LA055Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportDummerston, VTThe plt initiated a practice autorotation from about 600 ft AGL. Airspeed was about 55 KTS with low m/r RPM due to low gross weight. A moderate flare was initiated in an effort to increase rotor RPM, reducing the airspeed to 40 KTS. However, the application…
FAA incident reports · 3
FAA accident and incident reports matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model.
Accident 20160513007139ATakeoff: Rotation · Portia, AROn may 5, 2016, at 0715 CST, a Bell 47G, N48316, registered to hammock flying service, inc, collided with the operator?s reloading truck in Portia, Arkansas, while on aerial application flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, but,…Accident 19950710017499APwr Off Vert Land/Autorotate · Hammonton, NJCrashed into trees on forced landing. Collective pitch control bearing failed, due worn out. No required inspectionAccident 19831218061529ASfl Autorotation · Dummerston, VTTail rotor hit the ground on a practice autorotation landing. Lost lateral control. Collapsed a skid. Rolled over.
Service difficulty reports
No reports matched to N48316General aviation reporting is voluntary. Matched to this aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model. Reports on Bell 47G-3B-1 aircraft
STCs that may be installed · 146
Approved for this aircraft’s airframe or engine model. The registry doesn’t record which STCs an aircraft has; its records do.
Airframe · Bell 47G-3B-1
STC SA800EAInstallation of Whelen Anti-Collision, Position, or Anti-Collision/Position Light System, and applicable associated power suppliesSTC SH100WEInstallation of fiberglass baggage carriers.STC SH3319NMInstallation of Precise Flight Pulselite Control Unit in the
Landing /Taxi Recognition Visual Control Light system,
Earlier aircraft with this N-number · 1
This aircraft carried N48316 before the one registered now. The FAA can assign a mark to another aircraft once a registration is cancelled.