# Accident 20050715016059A: Bell 47G4A, Black Oak, AR, July 15, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 2005, 13:45 local time
- Place: Black Oak, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: G0YG
- Location: 35.8298° N, 90.3605° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8298&lon=-90.3605&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4087L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4087L-2013-10-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-4A (registry code 1181031, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-4a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison T63 series (registry code 03031, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-t63-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G4A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,442 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 384 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW05LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05LA190) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050715016059A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 15, 2005 AT 1345 LOCAL TIME ROTORCRAFT N4087L, A BELL BHT-47-G4A PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED CRASHED IN A FIELD NEAR BLACK OAK, ARKANSAS. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMI^ WAS SPRAYING A FIELD WITH MALATHION FOR THE ARKANSAS BOLL WEEVIL ERADICATION. THERE HAD BEEN THUNDERSTORMS IN THE IMMEDIATE AREA PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. THE WEATHER HAD CLEARED SO THE PILOT MADE THE DECISION TO CONTINUE WITH THE SPRAYING. DURING HIS SECOND PASS HE STATED THAT HIS ENGINE SURGED AND HE BELIEVES HE HAD GOTTEN INTO A WIND SHEAR. THE SPRAY BOOM GOT TANGLED IN THE COTTON WHICH PULLED THE HELICOPTER TO THE GROUND AND ROLLED THE HELICOPTER ABOUT 3 TIMES. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED BUT THE HELICOPTER SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 DFW05LA190](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW05LA190), Jul 15, 2005: Bell 47G-4A (N4087L), Black Oak, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undetermined reasons. A contributing factor was the lack of suitable terrain for the forced landing.

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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