# Accident 19760817027079A: Bell 47G2A, Mantua, OH, August 17, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 1976
- Place: Mantua, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 41.2820° N, 81.2224° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mantua, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2820&lon=-81.2224&mi=10
- Aircraft: N818HJ, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N818HJ-2000-12-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-2A (registry code 1181012, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,723 total, 138 in this make and model, 213 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI76FEI43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEI43) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760817027079A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

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 CHI76FEI43](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEI43), Aug 17, 1976: EL Tomcat Mark V (N818HJ), Mantua, OH, substantial damage

## Other reports on N818HJ (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20000717009149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000717009149A), Jul 17, 2000: Bell 47G2A (N818HJ), Covington, TN, No damage. (-23) 'Attached' no attachment
- [Accident 19870520014879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870520014879A), May 20, 1987: Bell 47G2A (N818HJ), Monroeville, OH, Substantial damage. The agricultural spray pilot misjudged distance and the helicopter rotors hit trees. Impacted in a wheat field.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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