# Accident 19730624020959A: Bell 47G3B1, St Louis, MO, June 24, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 1973
- Place: St Louis, MO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Location: 38.6273° N, 90.1979° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of St. Louis, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6273&lon=-90.1979&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7043J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7043J-2012-06-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-5 (registry code 1181032, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G3B1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,601 total, 1,429 in this make and model, 93 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC73FCA30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73FCA30) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730624020959A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 MKC73FCA30](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC73FCA30), Jun 24, 1973: Bell 47G-5 (N7043J), St Louis, MO, destroyed

## Other reports on N7043J (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19940301003179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940301003179A), Mar 1, 1994: Bell 47G5 (N7043J), Plymouth, MA, Substantial damage. During fueling with idling rotors the rotor blades drooped and struck instructor and fuel hose.

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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