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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Bell 47G4 · St Genevieve, MO · April 11, 1982

Date
April 11, 1982 · 15:15 local
Place
St Genevieve, MO
Phase of flight
Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N87623
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC82FCA08
Reported as
Bell 47G4
Reported engine
Lycoming VO540*
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,500 total540 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Lost oil pressure, engine siezed. Hit trees short of landing area. Rod cap bolt failed. Rod broke hole in crankcase

As the FAA filed it

LOST OIL PRESSURE, ENGINE SIEZED. HIT TREES SHORT OF LANDING AREA. ROD CAP BOLT FAILED. ROD BROKE HOLE IN CRANKCASE

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.