# NTSB CEN18WA136: Bell 47G, Libourne, France, April 5, 2018

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: April 5, 2018, 09:40 local (09:40 UTC)
- Place: Libourne, France
- Coordinates: 44.98611, -0.138055 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9861&lon=-0.1381&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Unknown: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Lead agency: Other
- Parties: BEA - IIC
- NTSB case key (mKey): 96986
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN18WA136
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/96986/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18WA136

## Sequence of events

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

- [Unknown: Unknown or undetermined](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,703 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/000/sequence.md)

## Factual narrative

The government of France has notified the NTSB of an accident involving a BELL 47G helicopter that occurred on April 05, 2018. The NTSB has appointed a U.S. Accredited Representative to assist the government of France's investigation under the provisions of ICAO Annex 13.All investigative information will be released by the government of France.

## Aircraft

- Registration: FGGLB (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G (2)
- Category: Helicopter
- Serial number: 1056
- Engines: Lycoming VO-435-A1D reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Instructional, Non-U.S., non-commercial

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 290° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 54 °F, dew point 41 °F
- Altimeter: 30.12 inHg
- Observed at: LFBD

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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