19820731051919A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Bell 47J-2 · Chesterfield, MO · July 31, 1982

Date
July 31, 1982 · 15:45 local
Place
Chesterfield, MO
Airport
Spirit Of St Loui
Phase of flight
Forced/Precautionary Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4070B
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC82DA135
Reported as
Bell 47J2
Reported engine
Lycoming VO540B1B
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,655 total975 in this make and model262 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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Loud bang on intial takeoff. Pilot report loss of lift. Slid into a ditch on landing. Cause undetermined.

As the FAA filed it

LOUD BANG ON INTIAL TAKEOFF. PILOT REPORT LOSS OF LIFT. SLID INTO A DITCH ON LANDING. CAUSE UNDETERMINED.

NTSB investigation

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Other reports on N4070B · 1

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