# Accident 20080724843519A: Bell 47G3B2, Lafayette, IN, July 24, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 24, 2008, 12:00 local time
- Place: Lafayette, IN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 40.4594° N, 86.7536° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4594&lon=-86.7536&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4029G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4029G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-3B-2 (registry code 1181029, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-3b-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TVO-435-GIA (registry code 41526, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-tvo-435-gia) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,000 total, 2,000 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI08CA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA210) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080724843519A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 24,2008, AT APPROXIMATELY 1200 EDT, WHILE OPERATING HIS BELL 47G3B2, N4029G, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ EXECUTED AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN A CORNFIELD APPROXIMATELY SEVEN MILES EAST OF LAFAYETTE, INDIANA. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED FROM MCX AT APPROXIMATELY 0730 EDT AND HAD BEEN CONDUCTING AEROSOL APPLICATIONS TO FIELDS AROUND LAFAYETTE ALL MORNING. AT APPROXIMATELY 1200 EDT, WHILE EXECUTING A CLIMBING AND DESCENDING TURN, HE ATTEMPTED TO ADD POWER BUT THE ENGINE WAS UNRESPONSIVE. HE IMMEDIATELY BEGAN DUMPING HIS PAYLOAD OF PESTICIDE/FUNGICIDE PRODUCT BUT WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT THE SINK RATE WHEN HIS BOOM CAUGHT THE TOP OF THE CORNSTALKS.

## 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 CHI08CA210](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA210), Jul 24, 2008: Bell 47G-3B-2 (N4029G), Lafetyette, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power during an aerial application flight due to a fatigue fracture of the carburetor heat control valve spring and the inadequate maintenance inspection by the pilot/mechanic. An…

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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