# NTSB CEN17WA383: Bell 47G, Llano Bonito de Pococí, Costa Rica, September 18, 2017

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: September 18, 2017, 14:30 local (19:30 UTC)
- Place: Llano Bonito de Pococí, Costa Rica
- Coordinates: 10.421667, -83.604164 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=10.4217&lon=-83.6042&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Maneuvering-low-alt flying: Low altitude operation/event](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/220)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- Parties: Scott's Bell 47, Inc., Consejo Técnico de Aviación Civil (CETAC), Lycoming Engines
- NTSB case key (mKey): 97657
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN17WA383
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/97657/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17WA383

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Maneuvering-low-alt flying: Low altitude operation/event](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/220) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 780 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/220/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

On September 18, 2017, at 0720 central daylight time, a Bell 47G2 helicopter, Costa Rican registration TI-BGH, serial number 1459, impacted terrain during an aerial application flight, near Llano Bonito de Pococí, Costa Rica. The pilot was fatally injured, and the helicopter sustained substantial damage. Day visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local agricultural flight.The investigation is under the jurisdiction of the Costa Rican Government and further information may be obtained from: Consejo Técnico de Aviación Civil (CETAC) Phone: (506) 2231-3280 Fax: (560) 2290-4121 Email: CTACaviacion@dgac.go.cr Webpage: www.dgac.go.cr/acerca_/cetac/ This report is for informational purposes only and contains only information released by or obtained from the Costa Rican Consejo Técnico de Aviación Civil (CETAC).

## Aircraft

- Registration: TI-BGH (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G (2)
- Category: Helicopter
- Serial number: 1459
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Aerial application, Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Operator: Heli Green of Costa Rica
- Registered owner: Heli Green of Costa Rica
- Departed: MRAO
- Destination: MRAO

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; injuries: fatal

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC)

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.

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