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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 47J · Port De Sioux, MO · April 26, 1973

Date
April 26, 1973
Place
Port De Sioux, MO
Airport
Smart Field
Phase of flight
Power On Descent (Rotorcraft)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2837B
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC73DCA22
Reported as
Bell 47J
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
13,000 total2,000 in this make and model81 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

40 Ft dia crushed rock landing pad. Plt attn directed to ldg and parked helicopter. Hit unltd wires.

As the FAA filed it

40 FT DIA CRUSHED ROCK LANDING PAD.PLT ATTN DIRECTED TO LDG AND PARKED HELICOPTER.HIT UNLTD WIRES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.