# Accident 19910531018589A: Bell 47G3B1, Colt, AR, May 31, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 31, 1991, 20:00 local time
- Place: Colt, AR
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: XTYG
- Location: 35.1297° N, 90.8109° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1297&lon=-90.8109&mi=10
- Aircraft: N31052, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N31052) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell-Intermountain 47G-3B-1 (registry code 1181027, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-intermountain-47g-3b-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming GO-480 series (registry code 41527, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-go-480-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B1
- Reported engine: LYC TVO435D1A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW91DPG12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91DPG12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910531018589A

## Narrative

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

SKID CAUGHT A LEVEE ON SPRAY RUN. HELICOPTER ROLLED SEVERAL TIMES AND BURNED. BLAMED POWER LOSS. UNCONFIRMED.

## 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 FTW91DPG12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91DPG12), Jun 1, 1991: Bell 47-G3B1 (N31052), Colt, AR, destroyed. Probable cause: LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOR AN UNDETERMINED REASON. A FACTOR WAS THE UNSUITABLE TERRAIN.

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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