# Accident 19850521022809A: Bell 47G2A, Mantua, OH, May 21, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 21, 1985, 20:00 local time
- Place: Mantua, OH
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Location: 41.2795° N, 81.2199° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2795&lon=-81.2199&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73219, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73219-2000-05-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-2A (registry code 1181012, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2A
- Reported engine: LYC VO435A1F
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,716 total, 1,614 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI85LA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA204) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850521022809A

## Narrative

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

SPRAYING UNDER POWERLINES WHEN GUST OF WIND BLEW HELICOPTER TO ONE SIDE. MAIN ROTOR BLADES HIT POLE. CRASHED.

## 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 CHI85LA204](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA204), May 22, 1985: Bell 47G-2A (N73219), Mantua, OH, substantial damage

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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