CHI76FEV34

NTSB accident investigation · Bell 47G-2 · Lawrenceville, IL · May 4, 1976

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
May 4, 1976
Place
Lawrenceville, IL · LAWRENCEVILLE, IL
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N200JBell 47G-2
Status
Completed · report August 31, 1976
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19760504022599A
Case key
153719

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1761   76/5/4    LAWRENCEVILLE,IL    BELL 47G-2          CR-  0  1  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0100                    N200J               PX-  0  0  0  ASSOC CROP CTL ACTIVITY   AGE 29, 5995 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            810 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAWRENCEVILLE-VIN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAWRENCEVILLE,IL            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - 4800                       KIND OF OPERATION - ANTI-FROST OPERATIONS
          KIND OF CROP - TOMATOES                                  GLOVES - NOT USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE-NOT USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - NOT INSTALLED                         CRASH BAR - NOT INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - BELLY                             ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  426

Aircraft

Registration
N200J
Reported as
Bell 47G-2
Category
Helicopter
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Lawrenceville-Vin

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.