# Accident 19850509016269A: Bell 47G, Calwood, MO, May 9, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 9, 1985, 13:30 local time
- Place: Calwood, MO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8806° N, 91.7605° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8806&lon=-91.7605&mi=10
- Aircraft: N951B (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6V335A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 210 total, 210 in this make and model, 130 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC85FA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85FA100) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850509016269A

## Narrative

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

TAIL ROTOR YOKE SPINDLE FATIGUE CRACKED, FAILED. NITRIDING OF SPINDLE BORE THREADS UNAUTHORIZED. HIT TREES, BURNED.

## 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 MKC85FA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85FA100), May 9, 1985: Bell 47G (N951B), Calwood, MO, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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