# Incident 19890225009969I: Bell 47G, Ozark, MO, February 25, 1989

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 25, 1989, 15:35 local time
- Place: Ozark, MO
- Airport: Air Park South Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Copter/Run Takoff)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.0595° N, 93.2343° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Air Park South Airport (2K2), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0595&lon=-93.2343&mi=10
- Aircraft: N957B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N957B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G (registry code 1181002, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6A4200 series (registry code 27027, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4200-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 751 total, 720 in this make and model, 205 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890225009969I

## Narrative

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

POP FOLLOWED BY VIBRATION ON TAKEOFF. LANDED. MAIN ROTOR GRIP ASSEMBLY WAS BROKEN DUE TO METAL FATIGUE.

## Other reports on N957B (2)

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

- [Incident 20000721029999I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000721029999I), Jul 21, 2000: Bell 47G (N957B), Romney, IN, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot was attempting to land his helicopter on a trailer used to transport the aircraft. While hovering over the trailer, the pilot snagged a skid on the…
- [Accident 19740707021139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740707021139A), Jul 7, 1974: Bell 47G (N957B), Midland, OR, Destroyed. Lnd on upslope. Plt unable to stop sliding.

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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