# NTSB CHI76FEI43: EL Tomcat Mark V, N818HJ, Mantua, OH, August 17, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 17, 1976
- Place: Mantua, OH · MANTUA, OH
- 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
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 23, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155802
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76FEI43
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEI43

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2907  76/8/17    MANTUA,OH           EL TOMCAT MARK V    CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1000                    N818HJ              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        AGE 29, 3724 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            138 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MANTUA,OH                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOAD NOT JETTISONED
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 1580                       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - POTATOES                                  TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-NONTOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES                             TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  1200                SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - UPWIND
          PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - THIRD 1/3 TURN
        REMARKS- DSCNDG TO APPLICATION HEIGHT,PLT UN CK DSCNT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N818HJ](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N818HJ-2000-12-14), registration cancelled 2000-12-14, S/N 2764 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: EL TOMCAT MARK V
- Registry model: [Bell 47G-2A](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2a) (registry code 1181012) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

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

## Other investigations on N818HJ (3)

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.
- [NTSB ATL87DEI03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL87DEI03), May 20, 1987: Bell 47G-2A (N818HJ), Monroeville, OH, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC71FHM09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC71FHM09), Nov 14, 1970: Bell 47G-2A (N818HJ), Spring Valley, NY, destroyed

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.

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