# Accident 20150725014259A: Bell 47G-4A, De Queen, AR, July 25, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 25, 2015, 07:30 local time
- Place: De Queen, AR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Hover/Holding
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: H5JG
- Location: 34.0264° N, 94.1542° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0264&lon=-94.1542&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1420W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1420W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-4A (registry code 1181031, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-4a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-540 series (registry code 41534, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G-4A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 5,485 total, 676 in this make and model, 155 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA15CA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA202) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150725014259A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 25, 2015, AT APPROXIMATELY 0730 CDT, A BELL 47G-4A, N1420W, REGISTERED TO HAMMOCK FLYING SERVICE, INC., LIFTED TO A HOVER FROM A PLATFORM ATOP A FUEL TRUCK LOCATED AT DE QUEEN, ARKANSAS.  DURING THE HOVER, THE AIRCRAFT LOST LIFT, DESCENDING ALONGSIDE THE FUEL TRUCK WITH BOTH MAIN ROTOR BLADES STRIKING THE STEEL RAILINGS ON THE REAR OF THE FUEL TRUCK.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND A VFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED ON JULY 25, 2015, AT DE QUEEN, ARKANSAS AT 0550 CDT.

## 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 GAA15CA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA202), Jul 25, 2015: Bell 47G (N1420W), De Queen, AR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to conduct helicopter performance planning, which resulted in an uncontrolled descent and impact with a truck and terrain during takeoff from an elevated platform.

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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