# Accident 20151005017709A: Bell 47G-3B, Huntsville, TX, October 5, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 5, 2015, 07:20 local time
- Place: Huntsville, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: U9QG
- Location: 30.7072° N, 95.2872° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7072&lon=-95.2872&mi=10
- Aircraft: N160CS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N160CS-2021-12-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-3B (registry code 1181026, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G-3B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 731 total, 106 in this make and model, 192 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN16LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA003) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151005017709A

## Narrative

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

PILOT MADE A RIGHT TURN AND COULD NOT RETURN TO LEVEL FLIGHT.  IMPACTED GROUND AND HELICOPTER WAS DESTROYED.

## 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 CEN16LA003](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA003), Oct 5, 2015: Bell 47G (N160CS), Huntsville, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of helicopter control during an agricultural application pass for reasons that could not be determined due to the extent of damage to the flight control system.

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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