# Accident 19730124000159A: Bell 47G, Chesterfield, MO, January 24, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 24, 1973
- Place: Chesterfield, MO
- Airport: Spirit St Louis
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Location: 38.6631° N, 90.5771° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chesterfield, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6631&lon=-90.5771&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9655, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9655-1988-10-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G (registry code 1181002, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,800 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC73FCA14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73FCA14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730124000159A

## Narrative

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

UNLEVEL LIFT OFF-POSSIBLE ROTOR WASH.INSTRUCTOR PILOT FAILED TO MONITOR STUDENTS LIFT OFF.

## 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 MKC73FCA14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73FCA14), Jan 24, 1973: Bell 47G (N9655), Chesterfield, MO, substantial damage

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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