# Accident 19760807025899A: Bell 47J, St Louis, MO, August 7, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 7, 1976
- Place: St Louis, MO
- Airport: Downtown Heliport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- 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: N5154B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5154B-2017-02-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47J (registry code 1181102, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG (registry code 99999, https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47J
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,050 total, 1,605 in this make and model, 320 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC76FCA39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FCA39) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760807025899A

## Narrative

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

INVOLVED IN SHORT SIGHT-SEEING FLT.FLOAT EQPD.TAIL ROTOR DRIVE SHAFT FAILED AFT OF SPLINED END.

## 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 MKC76FCA39](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FCA39), Aug 7, 1976: Bell 47J (N5154B), St Louis, 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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