# Accident 19750323005739A: Bell 47G5, Porterville, CA, March 23, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 23, 1975
- Place: Porterville, CA
- Airport: Porterville
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Location: 36.0296° N, 119.0627° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PORTERVILLE MUNI (PTV), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0296&lon=-119.0627&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1316X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1316X-1994-03-16) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-5 (registry code 1181032, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,165 total, 2,649 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK75DVA51](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75DVA51) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750323005739A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AIR TAXI FRM WASH RACK. M/R BLADES HIT TRUCK PARKED BESIDE HELIPAD.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB OAK75DVA51](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75DVA51), Mar 23, 1975: Bell 47G-5 (N1316X), Porterville, CA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N1316X (3)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19880605017839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880605017839A), Jun 5, 1988: Bell 47G5 (N1316X), Oceano, CA, Substantial damage. Caught in downwash on a turn around under powerlines. Lost control and main rotors hit a power pole causing crash.
- [Accident 19860708031469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860708031469A), Jul 8, 1986: Bell 47G5 (N1316X), Porterville, CA, Substantial damage. Tail rotor driveshaft failed due to corrosion. Caused uncontrolled spin and crash.
- [Accident 19850520018449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850520018449A), May 20, 1985: Bell 47G5 (N1316X), Lindsay, CA, Substantial damage. Lost power en route to spray operation. Tail boom cut off by main rotor on landing. 4 spark plugs fouled, left side

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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