# Accident 19890902033339A: Bell 47G, Ozark, MO, September 2, 1989

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 2, 1989, 12:15 local time
- Place: Ozark, MO
- Airport: Air Park South Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Sfl Autorotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: DICA
- Location: 37.0096° N, 93.1992° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0096&lon=-93.1992&mi=10
- Aircraft: N182JR, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N182JR-2019-10-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Bell 47G (registry code 1181002, https://openairdocs.org/model/bell-47g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6V4 series (registry code 27033, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6v4-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BELL 47G
- Reported engine: FRNKLN 6V335*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 379 total, 160 in this make and model, 74 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC89LA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA195) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890902033339A

## Narrative

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

MAIN FRONT SKID BRACE BROKE FROM FATIGUE ON PRACTICE AUTOROTATION LANDING. ROTORS HIT AND HELICOPTER ROLLED OVER.

## 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 MKC89LA195](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA195), Sep 2, 1989: Bell 47G (N182JR), Ozark, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF THE DUAL STUDENT TO PROPERLY FLARE DURING AN AUTOROTATIVE LANDING RESULTING IN A HARD LANDING AND PARTIAL FAILURE OF THE RIGHT SKID. THE CFI ALSO FAILED TO PROPERLY MONITOR THE…

## Other reports on N182JR (4)

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

- [Accident 19980528011249A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980528011249A), May 28, 1998: Bell 47G (N182JR), Bunnell, FL, Substantial damage. On may 28, 1998, about 1630 eastern daylight time, a Bell 47G helicopter, N182JR registered to s & j investments, operated by wing and rotor international as a…
- [Incident 19940419013749I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940419013749I), Apr 19, 1994: Bell 47G (N182JR), Ozark, MO, Minor damage. Student allowed forward speed o get too slow. Yawed left and began to sink. Made a hard landing.
- [Accident 19841221067639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841221067639A), Dec 21, 1984: Bell 47G (N182JR), Chatsworth, CA, Destroyed. During hover landing, left skid contacted embankment. Drifted to right and rolled over. Wind also a factor.
- [Accident 19800226005179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800226005179A), Feb 26, 1980: Bell 47G (N182JR), Pacoima, CA, Substantial damage. Hit severe downdraft that damaged tail rotor & boom while flying through a mountain pass. Landed safely.

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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