# Accident 19850817039249A: Bell 47G2A, Sedalia, MO, August 17, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 1985, 16:40 local time
- Place: Sedalia, MO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Tkof-Abort-Copter Vertical
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7006° N, 93.2299° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7006&lon=-93.2299&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3951U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3951U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G-2A (registry code 1181012, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g-2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G2A
- Reported engine: LYC VO435A1B
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,684 total, 1,200 in this make and model, 151 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC85FA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85FA189) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850817039249A

## Narrative

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

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AFTER TAKEOFF. DURING AUTOROTATION TAIL STRUCK A VAN. ROTOR TRANSMISSION BEARING FAILED.

## 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 MKC85FA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC85FA189), Aug 17, 1985: Bell 47G-2A (N3951U), Sedalia, 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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