# Accident 20160513007139A: Bell 47G-3B-1, Portia, AR, May 13, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 13, 2016, 07:10 local time
- Place: Portia, AR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: H5JG
- Location: 36.0756° N, 91.0611° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0756&lon=-91.0611&mi=10
- Aircraft: N48316, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N48316) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-3B-1 (registry code 1181028, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C18 (registry code 03075, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G-3B-1
- Reported engine: ALLISON 250-C18
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 12,750 total, 750 in this make and model, 94 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN16LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA182) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160513007139A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN16LA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA182), May 13, 2016: Bell 47G 3B 1 (N48316), Portia, AR, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to perform a sliding takeoff from the elevated platform, which resulted in a dynamic rollover when the right skid plate caught on a protruding screw. Contributing to the accident…

## Other reports on N48316 (2)

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

- [Accident 19950710017499A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950710017499A), Jul 10, 1995: Bell 47G3B1 (N48316), Hammonton, NJ, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Crashed into trees on forced landing. Collective pitch control bearing failed, due worn out. No required inspection
- [Accident 19831218061529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831218061529A), Dec 18, 1983: Bell 47G3B1 (N48316), Dummerston, VT, Substantial damage. Tail rotor hit the ground on a practice autorotation landing. Lost lateral control. Collapsed a skid. Rolled over.

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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