# Accident 19751018036449A: Bell 47G2, Sauget, IL, October 18, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 18, 1975
- Place: Sauget, IL
- Airport: Bi State
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 38.5849° N, 90.1511° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sauget, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5849&lon=-90.1511&mi=10
- Aircraft: N88755, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N88755) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-2 (registry code 1181008, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-435 series (registry code 41525, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-435-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,059 total, 210 in this make and model, 152 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI76FCA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FCA03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751018036449A

## Narrative

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

FLD COVERED WITH 10-12FT WEEDS.

## 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 CHI76FCA03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FCA03), Oct 18, 1975: Bell 47G2 (N88755), Sauget, IL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N88755 (2)

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

- [Accident 20260601005489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20260601005489A), Jun 1, 2026: Bell 47G-2 (N88755), Mettler, CA, Substantial damage. During part 137 agricultural operations, the helicopter landed on an agricultural support truck for loading. After loading, the pilot initiated takeoff while…
- [Accident 19780615020569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780615020569A), Jun 15, 1978: Bell 47G2 (N88755), St Louis, MO, Substantial damage. Fuel gauge inop.

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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