# NTSB CHI76FEV34: Bell 47G-2, N200J, Lawrenceville, IL, May 4, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: May 4, 1976
- Place: Lawrenceville, IL · LAWRENCEVILLE, IL
- Location: 38.7263° N, 87.6873° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lawrenceville, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7263&lon=-87.6873&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report August 31, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153719
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76FEV34
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEV34

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N200J-1988-12-22), registration cancelled 1988-12-22, S/N 1965 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G-2
- Registry model: [Bell 47G-2](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2) (registry code 1181008) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Helicopter
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lawrenceville-Vin

## 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 19760504022599A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760504022599A), May 4, 1976: Bell 47G2, Lawrenceville, IL, Substantial damage

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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