# NTSB CHI72FET06: Bell 47G-2, N2495B, Laporte, IN, August 18, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 18, 1971
- Place: Laporte, IN · LAPORTE, IN
- Location: 41.6109° N, 86.7148° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of La Porte, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6109&lon=-86.7148&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 3 minor
- Status: Completed, report April 4, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162705
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI72FET06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72FET06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3093  71/8/18    LAPORTE,IND         BELL 47G-2          CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 29, 1550
        TIME - 1405                    N2495B              PX-  0  0  2  CTR PASSG-D               TOTAL HOURS, 1277 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAPORTE,IND                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: TAIL ROTOR                      LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: AUTOMOBILE                                LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           ROTORCRAFT - ROTOR ASSEMBLIES: TAIL ROTOR BLADES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- BLD GRIP RTNNG BOLT FAILED AT 759HRS,LIFE LMT 600HRS.T/R SEPTD,M/R BLDS HIT AUTO,L TNK EXPLDD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2495B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2495B-2018-01-17), registration cancelled 2018-01-17, S/N 1476, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G-2
- Registry model: [Bell 47G-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2) (registry code 1181008) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming VO-435 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (registry code 41525, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N2495B (2)

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 FTW83FA311](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83FA311), Jul 3, 1983: Bell 47G-2 (N2495B), Bethany, OK, destroyed
- [NTSB UNK64X1728](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1728), May 11, 1964: Bell 47G2 (N2495B), Huntington Bc, CA, destroyed

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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