# Accident 19820411008639A: Bell 47G4, St Genevieve, MO, April 11, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 11, 1982, 15:15 local time
- Place: St Genevieve, MO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Pwr Off Run Land (Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.9731° N, 90.0528° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ste. Genevieve, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9731&lon=-90.0528&mi=10
- Aircraft: N87623 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G4
- Reported engine: LYC VO540*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,500 total, 540 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC82FCA08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82FCA08) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820411008639A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 MKC82FCA08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82FCA08), Apr 11, 1982: Bell 47G-4 (N87623), St Genevieve, 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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