# Accident 19790517027389A: Bell 47G2, Chesterfield, MO, May 17, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 1979, 17:05 local time
- Place: Chesterfield, MO
- Airport: Spirit Of St Loui
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- 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: N96194, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N96194) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-2A (registry code 1181012, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2a) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 608 total, 521 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC79FCA14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FCA14) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790517027389A

## Narrative

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

HELICOPTER DEVELOPED HIGH SINK RATE ON AUTOROTATION PRACTICE. INSTRUCTOR WAS UNABLE TO CHECK SETTLING EFFECT.

## 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 MKC79FCA14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79FCA14), May 17, 1979: Bell 47G-2 (N96194), 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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