# Accident 20050819020729A: Bell 47G3B, Monet, AR, August 19, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 2005, 15:00 local time
- Place: Monet, AR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: YVFG
- Aircraft: N8494E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8494E-2013-05-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-3B (registry code 1181026, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TVO-435-GIA (registry code 41526, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tvo-435-gia) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B
- Reported engine: LYC TVO435*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050819020729A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON AUGUST 19, 2005, AT 1500 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A BELL 47, AN AGRICULTURAL HELICOPTER, N8494E, WAS DESTROYED DURING LIFTOFF FOLLOWING A FIRE NEAR MONET ARKANSAS. THE HELICOPTER WAS REGISTERED AND OPERATED BY CRAFT FLYING SERVICE INC., OF WEINER, ARKANSAS. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE HELICOPTER, WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED FOR THE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91 FLIGHT. THE LOCAL FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N8494E (1)

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

- [Accident 19970714018379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970714018379A), Jul 14, 1997: Bell 47G3B (N8494E), Idaho Falls, ID, No damage. Crashed on aierial application.

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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