# Accident 19731022034359A: Bell 47G5, Creve Coeur, MO, October 22, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 22, 1973
- Place: Creve Coeur, MO
- Airport: Creve Coeur
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Location: 38.7273° N, 90.5084° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CREVE COEUR (1H0), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7273&lon=-90.5084&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2251W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2251W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-5 (registry code 1181032, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-5) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250 series (registry code 03014, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,640 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC74FCA12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74FCA12-201604) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731022034359A

## Narrative

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

PRACT LDG IN SOD AREA ON AIRPORT-LANDED TAIL LOW

## 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 MKC74FCA12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC74FCA12-201604), Oct 22, 1973: Bell 47G-5 (N2251W), Creve Coeur, MO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N2251W (1)

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

- [Accident 20060816022939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060816022939A), Aug 16, 2006: Bell 47G5 (N2251W), Valley City, NC, Substantial damage. (-23) Contacted power lines while working nw of Valley City, ND.

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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