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Bell 47G crash near Arlington, Indiana, United States

fatal2018-07-061 fatality
Summary

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.

Incident details
Date
2018-07-06
Location
Arlington, Indiana, United States
Aircraft
Bell 47G
Operator
Central Indiana AG Services, LLC
Operator type
civil
Fatalities
1
Injuries
0
Probable cause
Mechanical failure
Phase of flight
cruise
Weather
VMC
Source
NTSB CAROL ↗
39.6331, -85.6358
Quick stats
Severityfatal
Fatalities1
Injuries0
SourceNTSB CAROL
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