# Accident 19781114038249A: Bell 47B3, St Louis, MO, November 14, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 14, 1978
- Place: St Louis, MO
- Airport: Fostaire Harbor
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- 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: N4997U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4997U-2018-07-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-2 (registry code 1181008, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47B3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,943 total, 2,742 in this make and model, 359 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC79FCA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FCA01) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781114038249A

## Narrative

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

TIE-DOWN NOT REMOVED PRIOR TO LIFT-OFF.

## 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 MKC79FCA01](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FCA01), Nov 14, 1978: Bell 47G-2 (N4997U), St Louis, MO, substantial damage

## Other reports on N4997U (1)

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

- [Accident 19900412008509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900412008509A), Apr 12, 1990: Bell 47G2 (N4997U), Colt, AR, Substantial damage. Generator failed on night run over peach orchard. Damaged skids and chopped off tail boom on run on night landing.

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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