ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 199787
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| Date: | Monday 18 September 2017 |
| Time: | 14:10 |
| Type: |  Bell 47G2 |
| Owner/operator: | Heli Green of Costa Rica |
| Registration: | TI-BGH |
| MSN: | 1459 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1956 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Llano Bonito, Cariari district, Pococí de Limón -
 Costa Rica
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The helicopter crashed after the main rotor blades impacted banana trees while engaged in a spraying operation. The pilot died in the crash.
Sources:
http://www.nacion.com/sucesos/accidentes/Piloto-muere-desplomarse-helicoptero-Pococi_0_1659034143.html
http://www.rotorspot.nl/current/ti-c.php
http://www.airliners.net/photo/Private/Bell-47/4481823
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 13 March 1965 | N2483B | 0 | near Wenatchee WA |  |
w/o | |
| 3 October 1997 | N2483B | Private | 0 | Burbank, CA | |
sub |
| 7 July 2002 | N2483B | John Ochwatt | 0 | Compton, California | |
sub |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Sep-2017 07:08 | gerard57 | Added |
| 19-Sep-2017 14:52 | Geno | Updated [Cn, Source] |
| 20-Sep-2017 05:40 | harro | Updated [Date] |
| 18-Aug-2022 10:41 | harro | Updated [Narrative] |
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