# Accident 19880221004959A: Bell 47D1, Nixa, MO, February 21, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 21, 1988, 14:00 local time
- Place: Nixa, MO
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Vertical (Helicopter Only)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.0397° N, 93.2909° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0397&lon=-93.2909&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7735, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7735-2013-02-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell - K Copter 47D1 (registry code 1180843, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-k-copter-47d1) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6V4 series (registry code 27033, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v4-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47D1
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6V335A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 900 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC88FA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88FA054) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880221004959A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO LIFT A SKID FROM MUD. GROUND RESONANCE BEGAN CAUSED ROTOR STRIKE AND ROLLOVER. SELF DESTRUCTED AND 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 MKC88FA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC88FA054), Feb 21, 1988: Bell 47D1 (N7735), Nixa, MO, destroyed, 1 fatal

## Other reports on N7735 (2)

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

- [Accident 19810620035369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810620035369A), Jun 20, 1981: Bell 47D1 (N7735), Sublette, KS, Substantial damage. Allowed rotor RPM decay during test spray run with water to calibrate spray nozzles. Rolled on ground contact.
- [Accident 19750612013899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750612013899A), Jun 12, 1975: Bell 47D1 (N7735), Holcomb, KS, Substantial damage. Struck crop with spray boom.

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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