# Accident 19950731020919A: Bell 47G2, Montrose, GA, July 31, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 1995, 12:00 local time
- Place: Montrose, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: H62G
- Location: 32.5593° N, 83.1492° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5593&lon=-83.1492&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6145C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6145C-2021-07-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-2 (registry code 1181008, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-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
- Reported engine: LYC VO435A1F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,600 total, 400 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL95LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95LA145) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950731020919A

## Narrative

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

DURING LOW LEVEL PASS OVER SPRAY FIELD STRUCK UNSEEN WIRES. WIRES CAUGHT ON SKIDS AND SPRAY BOOM.

## 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 ATL95LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL95LA145), Jul 31, 1995: Bell 47G2 (N6145C), Montrose, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight planning and visual lookout.

## Other reports on N6145C (1)

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

- [Accident 19820715029789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820715029789A), Jul 15, 1982: Bell 47G2 (N6145C), Harrah, WA, Substantial damage. Engine quit due to fuel exhaustion. Crash occurred during autorotation landing.

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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