# Accident 19760522022619A: Bell 47G2, Monticello, IN, May 22, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 1976
- Place: Monticello, IN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 40.7452° N, 86.7673° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Monticello, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7452&lon=-86.7673&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9238Z, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9238Z-2018-03-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell-Transworld Helicopter Cor 47G-2 (registry code 1181071, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-transworld-helicopter-cor-47g-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 734 total, 154 in this make and model, 104 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI76FEA35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEA35) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760522022619A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 CHI76FEA35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEA35), May 22, 1976: Bell 47G-2 (N9238Z), Monticello, IN, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9238Z (2)

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

- [Accident 19930605017379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930605017379A), Jun 5, 1993: Bell 47G2 (N9238Z), Wynne, AR, Substantial damage. Lost partial power on pullup from swath run. Settled into trees. A magneto had failed.
- [Accident 19920819032109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920819032109A), Aug 19, 1992: Bell 47G2 (N9238Z), Birdeye, AR, Substantial damage. Engine lost power. Too low for full autorotation. Landed hard. Owner stocks diesel fuel. Oily substance in fuel.

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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