# NTSB CHI80FEI38: Bell 47, N5235N, Norwalk, OH, August 22, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 22, 1980
- Place: Norwalk, OH · NORWALK, OH
- Location: 41.2446° N, 82.6089° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Norwalk, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2446&lon=-82.6089&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 10, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 129681
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80FEI38
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEI38

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2107  80/8/22    NORWALK,OH          BELL 47             CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 38, 4701
        TIME - 1345                    N5235N              PX-  0  0  0  AERIAL APPLICATION        TOTAL HOURS, 960 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NORWALK,OH                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: PROCEDURE TURNAROUND
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: POWER-OFF AUTOROTATIVE LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INATTENTIVE TO FUEL SUPPLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         SPECIAL DATA
          TOTAL HOURS IN CROP CONTROL - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED       KIND OF OPERATION - SPRAYING CROPS
          KIND OF CROP - OTHER                                     TYPE OF CHEMICAL USED - LIQUID CHEMICAL-TOXIC
          PILOT' S SEAT BELT -FASTENED-PROPERLY                    GLOVES - USED
          GOGGLES - NOT USED                                       CRASH HELMET - AVAILABLE USED
          COCKPIT CRASHPAD - INSTALLED                             CRASH BAR - INSTALLED
          TANK/HOPPER-LOCATION - SIDES                             TERRAIN-TYPE -LEVEL,FLAT
          ELEVATION-AREA BEING TREATED-FEET -  750                 SWATH RUN-HOW FLOWN - CROSSWIND
          PROCEDURE TURNAROUND - SECOND 1/3 TURN
        REMARKS- SPRAYING PEPPERS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5235N](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5235N-1993-12-22), registration cancelled 1993-12-22, S/N 2 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47
- Registry model: [Bell-Campbell CH-G2](https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-campbell-ch-g2) (registry code 118084F) (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 19800822037489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800822037489A), Aug 22, 1980: Bell 47G5A, Norwalk, OH, Substantial damage. Helicopter ran out of fuel and crashed during an agriculture spray operation.

## Other investigations on N5235N (4)

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 CHI86FER14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI86FER14), Jul 18, 1986: Bell-Campbell CHG-2 (N5235N), Brooklyn Park, MN, substantial damage
- [NTSB CHI76FEI04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEI04), Jul 19, 1975: Bell 47G-2 (N5235N), Celeryville, OH, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW71FPG49](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71FPG49), Apr 20, 1971: Bell 47D (N5235N), Bradley, AR, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW66A0037](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW66A0037), Oct 15, 1965: Bell CHG2 (N5235N), Vivian, LA, 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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