# NTSB OAK75DVA51: Bell 47G-5, N1316X, Porterville, CA, March 23, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 23, 1975
- Place: Porterville, CA · PORTERVILLE, CA
- Location: 36.0635° N, 119.0336° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Porterville, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0635&lon=-119.0336&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 24, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147820
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK75DVA51
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK75DVA51

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0494  75/3/23    PORTERVILLE,CA      BELL 47G-5          CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1145                    N1316X              PX-  0  0  0  OTHER                     AGE 45, 9165 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            2649 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PORTERVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PORTERVILLE,CA              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                LANDING: POWER-ON LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: DRIVER OF VEHICLE
        REMARKS- AIR TAXI FRM WASH RACK. M/R BLADES HIT TRUCK PARKED BESIDE HELIPAD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1316X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1316X-1994-03-16), registration cancelled 1994-03-16, S/N 7827 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G-5
- Registry model: [Bell 47G-5](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-5) (registry code 1181032) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Porterville

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19750323005739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750323005739A), Mar 23, 1975: Bell 47G5, Porterville, CA, Substantial damage. Air taxi frm wash rack. M/r blades hit truck parked beside helipad.

## Other investigations on N1316X (3)

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 LAX88DVM02](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX88DVM02), Jun 5, 1988: Bell 47G5 (N1316X), Oceano, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX86FVA11](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX86FVA11), Jul 8, 1986: Bell 47G-5 (N1316X), Porterville, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX85LVA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX85LVA03), May 20, 1985: Bell 47-G5 (N1316X), Lindsay, CA, substantial damage

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.

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