# Accident 20000717009149A: Bell 47G2A, Covington, TN, July 17, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 2000, 14:22 local time
- Place: Covington, TN
- Airport: Covington Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5591° N, 89.6408° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5591&lon=-89.6408&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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA00LA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA222) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000717009149A

## Narrative

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

(-23) 'ATTACHED' NO ATTACHMENT

## 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 MIA00LA222](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA00LA222), Jul 17, 2000: Bell 47G-2A (N818HJ), Covington, TN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot allowed the helicopter to get too low while hovering, which resulted in the tail rotor striking the ground, the separation of the blade, and subsequent force landing.

## Other reports on N818HJ (2)

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

- [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.
- [Accident 19760817027079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760817027079A), Aug 17, 1976: Bell 47G2A (N818HJ), Mantua, OH, Substantial damage. Dscndg to application height,plt un ck dscnt.

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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