What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On July 16, 2018, at approximately 0930 eastern daylight time, a Bell Helicopter Textron 206L-1 helicopter, N39LR, impacted a corn field near New Castle, Indiana. The commercial rated pilot suffered minor injuries, and the aircraft was destroyed. The helicopter was registered to hornet LLC and was operated by black star LLC under the provisions of title 14 code of federal regulations part 137 as an aerial application flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no federal aviation administration (FAA) flight plan had been filed for the flight.
The local flight departed a loading platform adjacent to the accident site with a loading hose attached to the fuel and chemical truck.
As the FAA filed it
ON JULY 16, 2018, AT APPROXIMATELY 0930 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON 206L-1 HELICOPTER, N39LR, IMPACTED A CORN FIELD NEAR NEW CASTLE, INDIANA. THE COMMERCIAL RATED PILOT SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES, AND THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED. THE HELICOPTER WAS REGISTERED TO HORNET LLC AND WAS OPERATED BY BLACK STAR LLC UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 137 AS AN AERIAL APPLICATION FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED FOR THE FLIGHT.
THE LOCAL FLIGHT DEPARTED A LOADING PLATFORM ADJACENT TO THE ACCIDENT SITE WITH A LOADING HOSE ATTACHED TO THE FUEL AND CHEMICAL TRUCK.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.