# Accident 19820515018819A: Bell 47G2, Osage Beach, MO, May 15, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 15, 1982, 09:25 local time
- Place: Osage Beach, MO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Pwr On Vertical Ldng/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1362° N, 92.6470° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Osage Beach, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1362&lon=-92.6470&mi=10
- Aircraft: N208B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N208B-1985-01-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G (registry code 1181002, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2
- Reported engine: LYC VO435A1B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,459 total, 881 in this make and model, 165 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC82DA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DA080) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820515018819A

## Narrative

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

NOSE HIGH ATTITUDE DUE TO AFT CG. ON TAKEOFF TAIL ROTOR HIT SIGN ON LANDING. PILOT JUMPED OUT. SUSPECT OUT OF RIG.

## 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 MKC82DA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82DA080), May 15, 1982: Bell 47G-2 (N208B), Osage Beech, MO, destroyed

## Other reports on N208B (1)

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

- [Accident 19731214042679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731214042679A), Dec 14, 1973: Bell 47G (N208B), Arcadia, FL, Substantial damage. Plt expd decaying rotor RPM attributed to chem build up on blades,increasing d/a,lgt collective.

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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