# Accident 20180706009169A: Bell 47G-2, Arlington, IN, July 6, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 6, 2018, 18:00 local time
- Place: Arlington, IN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: 2LKG
- Location: 39.6331° N, 85.6358° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6331&lon=-85.6358&mi=10
- Aircraft: N96195, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N96195-2021-07-03) (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 47G-2
- Reported engine: LYCOMING VO-435 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,865 total, 27 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN18FA258](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18FA258) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180706009169A

## Narrative

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

ON JULY 6, 2018, AT APPROXIMATELY 5:30PM EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME (EDT), A BELL 47G, N96195, IMPACTED A CORN FIELD NEAR ARLINGTON, INDIANA.

THE COMMERCIAL PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED FROM IMPACT AND A POST-IMPACT FIRE.  THE HELICOPTER WAS REGISTERED TO THE PILOT AND WAS OPERATING UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 137 AS AN AGRICULTURE AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED OR REQUIRED.

THE PILOT DEPARTED A FARM LOT, WHERE A GROUND CREW AND NURSE TRUCK SUPPLIED BOTH FUEL AND SPRAY CHEMICAL.  DURING THE AERIAL APPLICATION, THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE FIELD AND THEN CAME TO REST INVERTED.  THE MAST/ROTOR BLADE ASSEMBLY WAS FOUND APPROXIMATELY 65 FEET NORTH OF THE MAIN WRECKAGE.

## 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 CEN18FA258](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18FA258), Jul 6, 2018: Bell 47G (N96195), Arlington, IN, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The inflight separation of the upper transmission due to the thread failure of transmission housing attachment bolts, which were installed on the helicopter with thread damage from a prior…

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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