# Accident 20190417010829A: Bell 47G-3B-1, Donna, TX, April 17, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 2019, 11:08 local time
- Place: Donna, TX
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: HNKG
- Location: 26.2044° N, 98.0517° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.2044&lon=-98.0517&mi=10
- Aircraft: N96671, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N96671-2022-07-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-3B-1 (registry code 1181028, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G-3B-1
- Reported engine: LYCOMING VO-435 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 12,500 total, 6,000 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA216) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190417010829A

## Narrative

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

A BELL 47 AIRCRAFT BEARING REGISTRATION

NUMBER N96671, REGISTERED TO  HENDRICKSON FLYING SERVICE INC, IMPACTED TERRAIN DURING AN AERIAL SPRAYING OPERATION NORTH OF DONNA, TX ON APRIL 17, 2019 AT 1108 CDT, .  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME.  NO FLIGHT PLAN (VFR OR IFR) WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT IN COMMAND SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES.

## 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 GAA19CA216](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA216), Apr 17, 2019: Bell 47G (N96671), Donna, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain altitude during an agricultural application flight.

## Other reports on N96671 (1)

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

- [Accident 19810812049169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810812049169A), Aug 12, 1981: Bell 47G3B1 (N96671), Stewart, MN, Substantial damage. Lost lift of ground effect on takeoff over deep ditches on hot, humid day. Settled hard into soybean field.

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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