What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On may 5, 2016, at 0715 CST, a Bell 47G, N48316, registered to hammock flying service, inc, collided with the operator?s reloading truck in Portia, Arkansas, while on aerial application flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time, but, there was no flight plan filed for this flight. The aircraft was destroyed, and the certificated pilot was uninjured, there was one individual responsible for the loading of chemicals onto the helicopter who was fatally injured by flying debris.
As the FAA filed it
ON MAY 5, 2016, AT 0715 CST, A BELL 47G, N48316, REGISTERED TO HAMMOCK FLYING SERVICE, INC, COLLIDED WITH THE OPERATOR?S RELOADING TRUCK IN PORTIA, ARKANSAS, WHILE ON AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, BUT, THERE WAS NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED FOR THIS FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED, AND THE CERTIFICATED PILOT WAS UNINJURED, THERE WAS ONE INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBLE FOR THE LOADING OF CHEMICALS ONTO THE HELICOPTER WHO WAS FATALLY INJURED BY FLYING DEBRIS.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.
Other reports on N48316 · 2
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