# Accident 19760713023459A: Bell 47G, Chesterfield, MO, July 13, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 1976
- Place: Chesterfield, MO
- Airport: Spirit St Louis
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- 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: N2812B (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 15,955 total, 11 in this make and model, 344 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC76FCA35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FCA35) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760713023459A

## Narrative

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

T/R CTL CABLE BROKEN,45 OF 49 CABLE WIRES WORN T0 NEEDLE POINT.FIRST SOLO HELICOPTER FLIGHT.

## 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 MKC76FCA35](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FCA35), Jul 13, 1976: Bell 47G (N2812B), 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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