# Incident 19800703059429I: Bell 47J2A, Lake Ozark, MO, July 3, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 3, 1980, 18:30 local time
- Place: Lake Ozark, MO
- Airport: Lockwood Dock
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2009° N, 92.6300° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lake Ozark, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2009&lon=-92.6300&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8424E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8424E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47J (registry code 1181102, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming VO-540 series (registry code 41534, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-vo-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47J2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800703059429I

## Narrative

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

MAINTENANCE MAN LEFT TIE DOWN ROPE HANGING OUT OF AIRCRAFT,WHICH BECAME ENTANGLED IN FLOAT FORCING CRAFT OFF DOCK.

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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