Final 1 fatal Jul 6, 2018

N96195 crash at Arlington, IN

Bell 47G — Part(s) separation from AC at Arlington, IN

DateJul 6, 2018
Tail numberN96195
AircraftBell 47G · Bell 47 · B47G
LocationArlington, IN
Phase of flightManeuvering
OperationPart 137 Aerial application
Injuries1 fatal
NTSB caseCEN18FA258

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 installation.

View the full NTSB report (PDF) →

Get email alerts

Follow any of these and NTSB Alerts emails you when a matching report publishes — including when this case is updated.

Follow this incident Follow tail N96195 Follow Bell 47 Follow Arlington, IN

Browse all incidents in the live feed →